Appayya Dikshitar's `Atmaarpana Stuthi' or `Unmattha Panchaa Shath': (With brief summary in English)

Atmaarpana Stuthi or Unmattha Panchaa Shath.

The Atmaarpana Stuthi is a hymn in Sanskrit language composed by Appayya Dikshitar, one of the great saints and proponent of Advaita Philosophy after Adi Sankara. It is a hymn in praise of Lord Shiva and is also known as `Unmattha Panchaa Shath'.

Once Dikshitar felt that he has to put himself to a test as to whether his devotion to Lord Shiva was indeed true. He thought, `Suppose I become insane, will my mouth utter the name of Lord Shiva. If that ...