Shloka 85

Hymn of Victory: Varāha, the Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa, and the Praise of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माद्यनुमतिं प्राप्य चक्रं प्राक्षिपदुल्बणम् । सहस्रसूर्यसंकाशं सहस्रारं महाप्रभम्

Transliteration

brahmādyanumatiṃ prāpya cakraṃ prākṣipadulbaṇam | sahasrasūryasaṃkāśaṃ sahasrāraṃ mahāprabham

Translation

Nachdem er die Zustimmung Brahmās und der übrigen Götter erlangt hatte, schleuderte er ein gewaltiges Cakra, leuchtend wie tausend Sonnen, tausendspeichig, von großer Pracht entflammt.

Word by Word

• brahmādi-anumatim: the consent of Brahmā and others
• brahmādi-anumatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā + ādi + anumati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/कर्म), Ekavacana (sg.); (brahmādayaḥ yeṣāṃ teṣām anumatiḥ)

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having obtained'

• cakram: the discus
• cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/कर्म), Ekavacana (sg.)

• prākṣipat: threw/cast
• prākṣipat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect/past), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada

• ulbaṇam: mighty/terrible
• ulbaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ulbaṇa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana (sg.); cakra-viśeṣaṇa

• sahasra-sūrya-saṃkāśam: shining like a thousand suns
• sahasra-sūrya-saṃkāśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahasra + sūrya + saṃkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana (sg.); cakra-viśeṣaṇa; (sahasrasūryāṇām iva saṃkāśaḥ)

• sahasra-aram: having a thousand spokes
• sahasra-aram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahasra + ara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana (sg.); cakra-viśeṣaṇa; dvigu numeral compound

• mahā-prabham: of great radiance
• mahā-prabham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana (sg.); cakra-viśeṣaṇa

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial verse within the Adhyaya’s ongoing dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: brahmādi + anumatim → brahmādyanumatiṃ; prākṣipat + ulbaṇam → prākṣipadulbaṇam

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What is emphasized by describing the discus as “like a thousand suns” and “thousand-spoked”?

The imagery conveys overwhelming divine power and irresistible radiance, portraying the cakra as a cosmic, world-ordering weapon rather than an ordinary object.

Why is “Brahmā and the others” granting permission significant?

It signals that the act is sanctioned by the divine assembly—an authorized intervention aligned with dharma and cosmic order, not a personal or arbitrary use of force.

Is this “cakra” necessarily Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana Cakra?

The verse does not explicitly name Sudarśana or Viṣṇu, but the cakra’s iconography (extraordinary radiance and spokes) strongly matches the Purāṇic portrayal of the divine discus commonly associated with Viṣṇu.