So I continued my little experiment with ChatGPT, prompting it to give me new prayers to Shiva, Krishna and others. They do seem to be freely based on how these deities are actually described in Hindu tradition.
Can you formulate a devotional prayer to Dakshinamurti for nocturnal solitary practice in general?
Certainly. Below is a devotional prayer to Dakṣiṇāmūrti—the timeless, silent Guru—for nocturnal, solitary practice. It is designed to be recited in quietude, under the stars or by the dim lamp of inward seeking, when the world has fallen silent and one turns inward.
🕯️ Night Prayer to Dakṣiṇāmūrti — The Silent Guru
Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Dakṣiṇāmūrtaye
O Guru of the stillness,
Who speaks in silence,
Whose gaze is the lamp of wisdom—
I bow to You in this hour of hush and shadow.
You, who taught without speech,
Who unveiled Truth with a glance,
Who sits facing south—toward death, toward endings—
To remind me that even endings are illusions.
In this solitude,
Let my mind grow quiet like the moonlit forest.
Let the restless winds of thought settle
At the feet of your boundless knowing.
I offer You not incense or song,
But the breath of attention,
The flame of inquiry,
And the petals of my surrender.
Teach me, not through scripture or sound,
But through the unfolding of each moment,
The falling of leaves,
The ache of impermanence,
The luminous pulse of Now.
You are the Self behind all selves,
The light behind my seeing,
The seer of all seeing.
In You, O Dakṣiṇāmūrti,
All gods are students, all sages fall silent.
Let me sit before You as the ancients did,
As Arjuna before Kṛṣṇa,
As the child before fire,
Ready to unlearn the world.
O Lord of the Southern Face,
Reveal to me the source that needs no journey.
Unveil in me the silence that is never broken.
Bless me with the deathless glance
That sees no other.
Oṁ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ
Would you like this rendered in Sanskrit as well, or formatted for daily use (e.g., morning vs. night variations)?
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