SRI DATTATREYA STOTRAM by Jagadguru Sri Aadi Sankaraachaarya

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SRI MAATRE NAMAHA

 

Srimat Paramahamsa parivrajakacharya Jagadguru Sri

Aadisanakaraacharya wrote several different stotras about GODS,

GODDESSES and Holy rivers like Ganga,Yamuna and Narmada etc., in

which several devotees may attain goal at their choise of devotion

and pray etc., His philasophical works like PRASTHANA TRAYA BHASYA

and PRAPANCHASARA TANTRA etc.,are famous and studied by several

thousand people even today. Even his rivals like Abhinava

guptapadaacharya praised his tremondos zeal and industry and

magnificieant work rendered by him duly popularising philosophy and

devotion in common people. He was called as 'SANKARA

SANKARASSAAKSHAAT' (Sankracharya is nothing but God SANAKRA

Himself). Abhinava gupta also praised him duly telling SAHITYA RASA

MADHURYAM SANKARO VETTI NETARAHA (Only Sankaracharya knows about the

sweet and marvales essence of literature and no other is equal to

him). Such great saint Sankaracharya wrote a wonderful stotra about

SRI DATTATREYA SWAMY a Guru for all Gurus. He is only way in which

striver of yoga can reach his goal definetly.

 

" Mooladhaare vaarija patre chaturasre

vam sam sham sam varna visale suvisaale

raktam varnam Sri Gananatham bhagavantam

dattatreyam sri guru murtim pranatosmi

 

Swadhisthane shadalapatre tanulinge

baalaantaavat varna visale suvisaale

peetam varnam vaakpatiramanam druhinam tam

dattatreyam sri gurumurtim parnatosmi

 

Naabhee padme patra dasaare dapha varne

laksmikaantam garudaarudham naraveeram

neelam varnam nirguna rupam nigamam tam

dattatreyam sri gurumurtim pranatosmi

 

Hrutpadmante dwadasa patre katha varne

sambhum sesham hamsavisesham samayantam

swarga sthityantam kurvantam gurumurtim

dattatreyam sri gurumurtim pranatosmi

 

Kantha sthaane chakra visudhee kamalaante

chakraakaare shodasapatre swaravarne

maayaadheesam jeevasivantam sivasaktim

dattatreyam sri gurumurtim pranatosmei

 

Aagnaa chakre bhrukitisthane dwidalaante

ham ksham beejam gnana nidhim tam nitalaaksham

vidyudwarnam gnanamanantam gurmurtim

dattatreyam sri gurumurtim pranatosmi

 

Brhamanandam brhama mukundam bhagavantam

brhama gnaanam satyamanantam bhagarupam

purna brhmananda mayam tam gurumurtim

dattatreyam sri gurumurtim pranatosmi

 

Santaakaaram sesha sayaanam suravandyam

kamalanatham komala gatram kamalaaksham

chintaratnam chidghana murtim dwijarajam

dattatreyam sri guru murtim pranatosmi

 

SRI DATTATREYA STOTRAM SAMPURNAM

 

Ther are SHATCHAKRAS (Six chkras) apart from SAHASRARA in the

body of every human being. Every human being is having tremenodus

inner power in his phisical body by birth. If he can recognise it

and conquering it he shall become monarc and he can conqure the

whole world. Apart from that he himself only get 'NIRVIKALAPA

SAMAADHI' by which he attain MOKSHA for whcih several strivers are

deeply trying to get. The 'YOGA' shall help him if he really want to

recognise and get the power. For that he has to enter in to the YOGA

PATH and he has to take the guidence of Lord Dattatreya in the form

of GURU. Then he will find SHATCHAKRAS in his own body like

Mooladhaara, Swadhisthaana,Maanipura,Anaahata, Aagnaa, and Visudhha.

Preliminary he has to recognise the KUNDALAINI. It is located at the

region of anus. The striver has to wake up that power drive of

kundalini by PRANAYAAMA. Pranayaama means to get control of the

breath. A 'nadi'(nerve) in the left nastrail called as IDA NADI and

right nastril nerve is called as PINGALA. In the middle of thease

two nadis SUSHUMNA NADI is there. Only SUSHUMNA can awake the

KUNDALINI. After awakining KUNDALINI it shall go through the SHAT

CHAKRAS mentiond above. While passing the above six chakras the

striver shall get ASTHASIDHHSI like ANIMA GARIMA MAHIMA etc., But he

has to neglect it. Other wise he may not reach his GOAL. After

reaching at Visudhhi chakra the kundalini has only way to enter into

SAHASRARA CHAKRA. After the KUNDALINI entered into SAHASTARA CHAKTRA

the stiver feels taking bath with ice cold milk on his fore head.

That is the indication of the fulfilment of SHATCHAKRA SADHANA by

the striver.

 

The above Dattaatreya stotra shall help the striver on his way

to conquering the shatchakras by clearing all his doubts and it will

show the correct path and proceedure to be follwed at each and every

step with it code words containg in the stotra. Let us see one

example with the first sloka

 

In Mooladhara chakra the striver should meditate on GANAPATI with

red colour and four lotus leaves containg code words such

as 'vam' 'sam' 'sham' and 'sam'. Usually we are worshiping Ganapati

as the first God to be worshipped. But here the striver worships

GANAPATI as He is the symbol and indication of PRUTHIVI (earth)

first of Pancha Bhuta. The striver should know the Pancha bhutas

like Pruthivi, Aapa, Teja Vaayu and Aaakaasha and its Tanmatras like

sabda, sparsa, rupa, rasa and gandha, He also know the pancha

peethas like golltha hata and Outha etc.

Like this sloka all other slokas should be understood by the

striver through Guruji only and start his practice of SHATCHAKRA

SADHANA.

The final aim of the striver is to reach BRHMARANDHRA which is

located in the SAHASRARA CHAKRA on the top of head. Then he will

sucseed in getting NIRVIKALPA SAMAADHI which is desired.

Lord Dattatreya is so merciful God. HE will rush to the spot

where his name is chanted or called with perfect devotion. That's

why HE is called as 'SMARTRUGAMI' and 'SMARANA MATRA SANTUSTHAHA'(HE

shall be pleased by remembaring his name itself). By this reason

this STOTRA is also helpfull for ordinary devotees of Lord

Dattatreya to get his blessings and helping hand even though they

are not in yogic path.

 

MAY BHAGAVAN DATTATREYA SHOWERS HIS BLESSINGS ON ALL OF US

 

DR.G.S.SUBRAMANYA SASTRY

 

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