Dakshinamurti Stotra

Dakshinamurti is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva, as a teacher. The Dakshinamurti Stotra is a treatise on Hindu philosophy, attributed to the sage Sri Shankaracharya, comparing various schools of thought, including Buddhism, concerning the nature of reality. A must-read treatise on Hindu philosophy! - An ode to Dakshinamurti, the incarnation of Shiva. - Learn about the guru whose spiritual wisdom has been inspiring generations. - The most celebrated work of Sri Shankaracharya. - Learn about the personification of supreme awareness and knowledge. - Understand the doctrines of the Vedanta tradition.

Alladi Mahadeva Sastry was the first curator of the Oriental Library in 1891, the year it was founded. He was born in May 1861 in Pudur, Nayudupeta, in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. He studied Telugu, Sanskrit, and the recitation of the Vedas in his village and passed the Matric at Kurnool High School. He got a BA degree from Presidency College, Madras, in 1883. Swami Vivekananda praised Mahadeva Sastry's treatise on Sri Shankaracharya's classic.In 1916, Mahadeva Sastry was made Director of the Oriental Section of the Adyar Library, a post he retained till his death in 1926.