Dakshinamurti is worshipped as a Guru who is very powerful and is personified for efficiency, skillfulness and capability. He is compassionate and has the willingness to give the necessary to the seeker.
Sastras say there are 16 Dakshinamurtis
- Suddha Dakshinamurti
- Medha Dakshinamurti,
- Vidya Dakshinamurti,
- Lakshmi Dakshinamurti,
- Vageeswara Dakshinamurti,
- Vatamula nivasita Dakshinamurti ,
- Samba Dakshinamurti,
- Hamsa Dakshinamurti,
- Lakuta Dakshinamurti,
- Chidambara Dakshinamurti(nataraja dakshinamurthi):
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Shiva’s Cosmic Dance at CERN : Nataraja statue placed at CERN, the European Center for Research in Particle Physics in Geneva
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- Veera Dakshinamurti,
- Veerabadra Dakshinamurti,
- Keerthi Dakshinamurti,
- Brahma Dakshinamurti,
- Sakthi Dakshinamurti,
- Siddha Dakshinamurti
MahaKaleswar temple at Ujjain, one of the Jyotirlingas is said to be Dakshinamurti