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It is said that if a person doesn't have a Guru, then they can consider and worship Lord Dakshinamurthy as their Guru. Is there any ritual or mantra to do so?

RishX
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    Those who don't have Guru yet are asked to chant the following verse before starting a Puja etc: Nidhaye sarvavidyanam bhishaje bhavaroginam | Gurave sarvalokanam daxinamurtaye namah ||. But I'm not sure whether I can post this as an answer or not. – Rickross Aug 02 '18 at 17:15
  • Can you give the source of this verse? – RishX Aug 02 '18 at 17:33
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    It is actually verse # 4 of the Dakshinamurty Stotram composed by Adi Shankara. http://greenmesg.org/stotras/shiva/dakshinamurthy_stotram.php – Rickross Aug 02 '18 at 17:39
  • Also, any particular way or method prescribed in scriptures for worshipping God by those who don't have Guru yet? – RishX Aug 02 '18 at 17:40
  • No I don't know of any such methods. The Tantras in fact (in which Guru's position is ultimate) severely criticize the act of remaining uninitiated (i.e to remain without a Guru). – Rickross Aug 02 '18 at 17:44
  • Thanks for your comment! Looks like a Guru is necessary for guiding us towards Moksha. – RishX Aug 03 '18 at 16:10
  • Yes that's very much true.:) – Rickross Aug 03 '18 at 17:00
  • Probably there are no such rituals. But u can accept him as the Guru mentally. – Rickross Aug 04 '18 at 16:11
  • I am trying to do that. – RishX Aug 21 '18 at 15:18
  • Rishx - A scriptural method is given in my answer here: https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/29929/4732 – Rickross Nov 13 '18 at 07:22

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