Sudarshanashtakam - 7/8/& 8/8 and Sudarshana Darshanam

7. Mahita Sampath Sadhakshara ,Vihitasampath Shatakshara

    Shatarachakra Pratisishtita ,Sakala Tattva Prathishtita ,

    Vividha Sankalpaka Kalpaka,Vibhudhasankalpa Kalpaka

    Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana, Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana 

        Thirumazhisai                           Thiruvallur

  1.       Mahita – esteemed, worshipped
  2.       Sampath – wealth, knowledge
  3.       Sadh – sadhus, holy men
  4.       Akshara – One who gives  final beatitude religioules with s austerity or, ultimate moksha
  5.       Vihita – bestowed
  6.       Shat akshara – one has the name with 6 letters
  7.       Shat ara – confluence of 2 triangles with 6 angles
  8.       Chakra – wheel
  9.       Pratisishta – establish
10.   Sakala – all, entire, total
11.   Tattva – truth, true principles,
12.    Pratisishta – to reside within
13.   Vividha – various, several kinds of, different
14.   Sankalpa – definite intention or determination or decision or wish for, commitment to                           complete a particular act
15.   Kalpaka – Kalpaka vruksham, the divine tree that gives boons,
16.   Vibhudha – God, all pervading, powerful, destitute of learned men

     Oh Sudarshana for the holy men knowledge is biggest wealth. For such knowledgeable people you are the one who gives them the ultimate moksha. Those who worship you chanting the six letters of your name are simply bestowed with all they aspire for.  Your bhakthas pray to you in in the form wherein you are established in a wheel with two triangular form with six angles. You reside within all principles and everything. Oh Sudarshana you have the determination and commitment to complete any act you want to complete. You are all pervading and give boons like the kalpaka vruksham tree. Oh Sudarshana Victory be to you Victory be to you

 8. Bhuvana Netra Trayeemaya , Savanatejastrayeemaya

                Niravadhisvaadhu Chinmaya, Nikhila Sakthe Jaganmaya ,

                Amita Viswakriyaamaya,Samitavishvagbhayaamaya

                Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana ,Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana

Oppiliappan temple –                Thiru Malai Vayaavoor

 Madipakkam
      
            1.       Bhuvana – world, earth

2.       Netra – eye

3.       Trayeemaya – resting on the 3 vedas

4.       Savana – ablution, that is in the sacrifice

5.       Theja: - fire, power

6.       Trayeemaya – three forms

7.       Niravadhi – endless, infinite

8.       Svaadhu – sweet to taste

9.       Chinmaya – consisting of pure thoughts

10.   Nikhila – entire, complete

11.   Sakthe – power, energy

12.   Jaganmaya – lord in the form of the world

13.   Amita – immeasurable

14.   Viswa – world

15.   Kriya maya – one who is praised for his righteous actions

16.   Samita – completed, finished

17.   Vishva – world that which spreads in all the 3 rivers

18.   Bjaya – fear

19.   Aamaya- one who has  the disease

Oh Sudarshana, you are as an eye and make the people of the world understand everything. You are found in the three forms of the vedas namely Rig, Yajur and Saamam. You are the three forms of the fire in yaagas Gaarhapatyam, Aahvaneeyam and Dakshinaagni.  You are an enjoyable sweet infinite endless form of effulgence to be experienced by your devotees. Oh Sudarshana you are the power of the universe. You are praised for having the power to do anything, destroying the fears and diseases of your devotees. Oh Sudarshana Victory be to you. Victory be to you.

Phalasruthi

Dwichatushkamidam Prabhoothasaaram patathaam Venkatanayaka Praneetham

Vishamepi Manorata: Pradhaavan na Vihanyeta Rataangadhuryagupta :

        1.       Dwichatushkamidam – these two by four (eight verses)

        2.       Prabhoothasaaram – abundantly filled extract

        3.       Patathaam – read, recite

        4.       Venkatanayaka - - by Swami VenkataNayaka

        5.       Praneetham – composed by

        6.       Vishama– difficult to get, unequalled

        7.       Manorata – wish, hearts joy

        8.       Pradhaavan – washing off

        9.       Na – no

      10.   Vihanyeta – disappointed

      11.   Rataangadhurya – Lord Sudarshana

      12.   Gupta: - protected, guarded

Those who read these eight verses of Lord Sudarshana composed by Swami Venkatanayaka Desikan will get the all the uneaqualled wishes of their heart fulfilled. Lord Sudarshana will protect them washing off all the difficulties and or diseases without any disappointment and their life chakra will move without any impediment.  

                                    Kavithaarkika-Simhaya

                                      Kalyana Gunasaline |

                                    Srimathe Venkatesaya

                                 Vedantha Gurave Namaha ||

Sudarshanaashtakam 5/8 & 6/8

5.  Dhanuja visthaara Kartana,Janitamisraa Vikartana

Dhanujavidya Nikartana, Bhajatavidya Nivartana ,

Amara drushtasva Vikrama,Samara Jushta Bramikrama

Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana, Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana

Thirukurugoor                    Navaneetha Krishnar temple 

Alwar Thirunagiri              Nanganallur – Chennai

      1.       Dhanu – class of demons, asuras

      2.       Visthaara – expand, spreading

      3.       Kartana – act of,  extinguishing, cutting,  extinction

      4.       Janita – to be born, cause of birth

      5.       Misraa – mingled, mixed, interlaced

      6.       Vikartana – sun, cutting asunder

      7.       Vidya – magical skill, act of deception

      8.       Nikartana – remove, plucking, cutting down, cutting off

      9.       Bhajata – those who, revere, turn or resort to

    10.   Vidya – knowledge

    11.    Nivartana – reforming, causing to turn back

    12.   Amara – immortal, devas, residence of lord Indra

    13.   Drushta – seen, apparent, experienced

    14.   Vikrama  - successfully attain the object desired,  great power, success

    15.   Samara – battles, conflict

    16.   Jushta - enemies

    17.   Brami – act of turning around, revolve, rotate, whirlwind

    18.  Krama – doing, act

Oh Sudarshana you cut off the expansion of the asuras or demons at the root.  You remove the mixed feelings or worries of the cause of birth in this samsara sagaram of your devotees.  Like the effulgent sun you pluck off the magical spell or the deceptive acts of the asuras. You remove the false knowledge and thoughts and reform the people who take refuge in you. Devas who reside in the home of lord Indra have experienced your successfully attaining the object desired,  great power, success.  You revolve and rotate like a whirlwind during a battle with your enemies. Oh Sudarshana Victory be to you, Victory be to you.

      6.  Prathimukhaaleeta Bandhura, Pruthumahaheti Danthura

    Vikatamaaya Bahishkrutha ,Vividhamaalaa Parishkrutha ,

    Sthiramahaayantra Tantritha ,Dhruta Daya Tantra Yantrita

    Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana , Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana

Chakrathalwar Mylapore – Chennai Desikar Sannidhi

1.       Prathi – about

2.       Mukha – face, front

3.       Bandhura – bent

4.       Pruthu – spread out, expanded

5.       Maha – mighty, great, brilliance

6.       Heti – rapid motion

7.       Danthura – uneven

8.       Vikata - unusually handsome,  great

9.       Maaya – illusion

10.   Bahishkrutha – rejected, expelled

11.   Vividha – variety, different

12.   Maala – garland

13.   Parishkrutha –adorned  

14.   Sthira – fixed, stable, steadfast, un fluctuating, unwavering

15.   Mahaa – great, mighty

16.   Yanthra – mystical diagram possessing occult powers

17.   Tantritha – spoken, recite

Oh Sudarshana you give us darshan with your legs inn an uneven posture one folded in front and other at the back in ever readiness to protect your devotees which very beautiful. You are surrounded by your powerful weapons. You are great in expelling the illusions caused by the asuras or demons and therefore are unaffected by their maaya shakthi. You are adorned with a variety of garlands. Oh Sudarshana unwaveringly protect your devotees when they worship you through your yanthra and reciting your mighty manthra. Oh Sudarshana Victory be to you. Victory be to you.

Sudarshanashtakam 4/8

      4.       Nijapatapreetha saddgana ,Nirupathispeetha Shad Guna

        Nigama NirvyuDa Vaibhava ,Nijapara Vyuha Vaibhava ,

        Hari Haya Dweshi Daarana,Hara Pura Plosha Kaarana

        Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana , Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana .

          Srivilliputhur                      Thirukoviloor 

1.       Nijapata – Holy feet

2.       Preetha – delighted, attached

3.       Saddgana – Sadhus, righteous people

4.       Nirupathi - naturally

5.       Speetha – filled with

6.       Shad Guna – the six qualities of Lord Narayana 1. Gnana (perfect knowledge) 2.  Bhalam (strength to support the whole Universe), 3. Aishwaryam (incomparable wealth and ruler ship of the Universe), 4. Veeryam (untiring virility), 5. Sakthi (power to act without extraneous help) and 6. Tejas (unmatched radiance), 

7.       Nigama – vedas

8.       NirvyuDa – established

9.       Vaibhava - vibhu + aeiva  who look after & take care of whole universe

10.   Hari Haya – Indras

11.   Dweshi – enemy

12.   Daarana – destroy, to get rid of

13.   Hara – Lord Siva

14.   Pura – town

15.   Plosha – burning down

16.   Kaarana -  reason

The sadhus (enlightened, saints) are delightedly attached to your holy feet. You are naturally filled the six kalyana gunas Narayana 1. gnana( perfect knowledge) 2.  Bhalam (strength to support the whole Universe), 3. Aishwaryam (incomparable wealth and ruler ship of the Universe), 4. Veeryam (untiring virility), 5. Sakthi(power to act without extraneous help) and 6. Tejas (unmatched radiance), The vedas have established you as the one who looks after the universe. Like the Lord you have two forms – param and vyuham. Lord Narayana has five rupams (forms)

                  1.       Param the form in the parama padham - not reachable for us humans

                  2.       Vyuham – As Seshasayee lying on Adiseshan, ksheerabdhinathan - not reachable for us                        humans

                  3.       Vibhavam – perumals avataras as Rama and Krishna that which was enjoyed by the his                       contemporaries

                  4.        Antharyami – The Lord within you - self realization - seeing the Divya Dhampathis                            within ourselves

                  5.       Archa rupam – the form which Lord made himeslf to be seen and worshipped by us     

                         normal humans in the temples in many places in the world 

You destroy the enemies of Indra the king of the devas. You have been the reason for burning down the Lord Sivas town of Kashi. Victory be to you, Victory be to you

Sudarshanashtakam 3/8

      3. Sphutata -Dijjaala Pinjara,Pruthutarajwaala Panjara

    Parigata Pratnavigraha ,Padutaraprajna Durgraha ,

   Praharana Grama Manditha, Parijana Thraana Panditha

   Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana, Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana 

                   

Madurai Koodlazhagar Kovil Chakrathalwar

1.       Sphutata – That which shines

2.       taDijjaala – multitude of lightning together

3.       Pinjara – of a golden color

4.       Pruthutara – very big, greater

5.       Jwaala – burning flame

6.       Panjara – cage

7.       Parigata – surrounded by the Yanthra

8.       Pratna – Vasudeva

9.       Vigraha – form, body

10.   Padutara – very sharp or clever

11.   Prajna – wise

12.   Durgraha - difficult to be understood

13.   Praharana – weapon

14.   Grama – multiple

15.   Manditha – adorned, decorated

16.   Parijana – followers

17.   Thraana – protecting

18.   Panditha – scholar, clever, wise

Oh Sudarshana you shine with golden color like multitude of lightning assembled together. The burning flame around you seems like a cage. Vasudeva, Sankarshana forms are found in the geometric forms of your yanthra. You cannot be understood even by the wise and scholarly men. You are adorned (decorated) by sixteen weapons. You always protect you followers. Oh Sudarshana with such great attributes victory be to you, victory be to you.

Sudarshnashtakam 1/8 and 2/8

SUDHARSHANASHTAKAM

Srimaan Venkata Nadhaarya Kavithaarkika kesari

Vedantaachaaryavaryome sannidhatththaam sadaahridi

Sudarshanam is the most power weapon of the Lord supreme Vishnu. Since Vishnu himself resides in the sudarshana chakram it is also known as Chakrathazhwar. Vishnu is always seen with his sudarshanam ( discus/chakram) in his right back hand and Sankam the conch in his left backhand. The chakram is used for the ultimate protection of his devotees from the harmful deeds of the asuras – bad people. Susarshanam has the brightness of a billion suns as mentioned in the Panchayudha stothram –   “Sudarshanam Bhaskara Koti thulyam”. In temples where the Sudarshana chakram is depicted in use as in Sri Ranganatha temple Srirangam it is known as Prayoga chakram – ready to use for the protection of his bhakthas.

Prayoga Chakram at Sri Ranganatha temple Srirangam.

Su – Good, auspicious

Darshanam – vision

Ashtakam – eight verses

Our Vedanta Desika has written this octet (8 verses, ashtakam on sudarshana). There are 2 thoughts about how and when this sloka was composed by swami. One thought is that Swami composed Sudarshanashtakam at Thiruputkuzhi when the people of the temple were afflicted by an epidemic fever. Others believe this very powerful sloka was composed at Thiruvahindrapuram by Swami to establish the supremacy of Sriman Narayana and visishtadwaihta when there was debate between Swami and a leader a follower of another hindu sampradaaya.

Sudarshanashtakam the very powerful sloka is recited traditionally when someone is sick at home or to ward off enemies.

1.      

              1. Pratibhatasreni Bhishana,Varagunasthoma Bhushana

Janibhayasthana Taarana , Jagadavasthaana Karana ,

Nikhiladushkarma Karsaana, Nigamasaddharma Darsana

Jaya Jaya Sri sudarshana, Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarshana . 

  Chakrathalwar      
             Srirangam                                             Thirumoghur   
                     

        1.       Pratibhata – enemy, rival

        2.       Sreni – swarm, flock, multitude

        3.       Bhishana – frightful, dreadful, that which can create fear

        4.       Vara – excellent, best

        5.       Guna – qualities

        6.       Sthoma – collection, multitude

        7.       Bhushana – adorning, embellishment

        8.       Jani – birth

        9.       Bhaya – fear

      10.   Sthana – place

      11.   Taarana – one who helps to overcome difficulties, redeemer

      12.   Jagad – world, lokam

      13.   Avasthaana – stability

      14.   Karana – the reason

      15.   Nikhila – entire, complete

      16.   Dushkarma – bad deeds

      17.   Karsaana – removing

      18.   Nigama – The vedas

      19.   Saddharma – true justice, good law

      20.   Darsana – One who shows or makes visible

      21.   Jaya – victory

      22.   Sri Sudarshana – Chakrathazhwar

Oh Sudarshana the enemies of your bhakthas run in fear at your sight. You are adorned with multitudes of excellent good qualities. You redeem your worshipers from of the fear of samsara and the cycle of birth and death. You are the one who stabilizes the world. You remove the bad thoughts and deeds from the people who worship you. You make your worshippers understand the good deeds and righteous conduct prescribed in the vedas. Victory be to Sudarshana. Victory be to Sudarshana

         2.  Subhajagadrupa Mandana, Suraganathrasa Khandana

       Satamakabrahma vandita ,Satapatabrahma Nandita ,

       Pratitavidvat Sapakshita ,Bhajata Ahirbudhnya Lakshita

       Jaya jaya Sri Sudarshana ,Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarshana 

     

Chakrapani Temple - Kumbakonam

1.       Subha – auspicious

2.       Jagam – world

3.       Rupa – appears as the almighty God

4.       Mandana – embellishment, being an ornament to

5.       Sura – devas

6.       Gana – crowd

7.       Thrasa – fear, anxiety

8.       Khandana – reducing to pieces, breaking, removing

9.       Satamaka – Indra who has performed 100 yagnas

10.   Vandita – worship

11.   Satapatabrahmana – Part of the Shukla yajur veda that describes about rituals and mythology

12.   Nandita – praise

13.   Pratita – wise, recognized

14.   Vidvat – educated

15.   Sapaksha  – on their side

16.   Bhaja – sing

17.   Ahirbudhnya - Siva

Oh Sudarshana you are being and embellishment beautifying the lord himself who appears in the form of the world. You reduce to pieces the difficulties faced by the Devas from the asuras. You are always worshipped by Indra and Brahma.  Satapatabrahmana – Part of the Shukla yajur veda that describes about rituals and mythology praises you, Oh sudarshana. The scholars seek your help to be on their side to win their opponents/ contestants.  Ahirbudhnya samhitha – the story of Siva states that Ahirbudhnya (Siva) worshipped you and got the boon to see your beautiful form. Victory be to Sudarshana. Victory be to Sudarshana