Dakshinamurti Stotram is a foundational Prakarana Grandha of Advaita Vedanta, traditionally attributed to Adi Sankaracarya, which expounds the nature of Atman and Parabrahmam through the symbolism of the silent Guru.

The stotram teaches that the world, time, causality, and individuality arise through superimposition born of ignorance, and that true knowledge is not acquired through action or speech, but through direct recognition of the Self. Seated beneath the banyan tree, Dakshinamurti reveals truth to disciples through mauna‑vyakhya (exposition through silence), illustrating that realization transcends sensory and intellectual processes.

By examining waking, dream, and mistaken perception, the text establishes that all experiences are appearances upon pure consciousness, and that liberation is attained through discrimination and inner clarity, not through ritual or effort. Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotram thus serves as a powerful aid for atma‑vichara, guiding the seeker toward non‑dual awareness and freedom from bondage.