Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 4

Ambarīṣa’s Prayers to Sudarśana and the Deliverance of Durvāsā

Devanagari script

सुदर्शन नमस्तुभ्यं सहस्राराच्युतप्रिय । सर्वास्त्रघातिन् विप्राय स्वस्ति भूया इडस्पते ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

sudarśana namas tubhyaṁ sahasrārācyuta-priya sarvāstra-ghātin viprāya svasti bhūyā iḍaspate

Translation

Ô Sudarśana, je me prosterne devant toi, aux mille rayons, bien-aimé d’Acyuta. Destructeur de toutes les armes, ô Īḍaspati, que l’auspice soit pour ce brāhmaṇa ; accorde-lui refuge et bénédiction.

Synonyms

• सुदर्शन: O Sudarśana
• सुदर्शन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नमः: salutations
• नमः: Bhāva (भाव/Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः; नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सहस्रार: O thousand-spoked (one)
• सहस्रार: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र + अर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु/संख्यापूर्व-तत्पुरुषभावः (numeral determinative): 'सहस्रम् अराः यस्य'; पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अच्युतप्रिय: dear to Acyuta
• अच्युतप्रिय: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अच्युत + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'अच्युतस्य प्रियः'; पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वास्त्रघातिन्: destroyer of all weapons
• सर्वास्त्रघातिन्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अस्त्र + घातिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वाणि अस्त्राणि घातयति/हन्ति' इति; पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विप्राय: for the brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• स्वस्ति: well-being; auspiciousness
• स्वस्ति: Bhāva (भाव/Benediction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मङ्गलार्थक-अव्यय (benedictive particle)

• भूयाः: may you be; become
• भूयाः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; आशीर्लिङ्गार्थे (benedictive sense)

• इडस्पते: O lord of the sacrificial oblation (iḍā)
• इडस्पते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इडस् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'इडसः पति'; पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśana
• Acyuta (Lord Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• Durvāsā Muni

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Sudarshana Chakra’s power to protect devotees?

This verse addresses Sudarśana as “destroyer of all weapons” and shows him acting as the Lord’s protective force, capable of neutralizing threats and restoring auspiciousness.

Why did Sudarshana speak blessings for a brāhmaṇa in the Ambarisha–Durvasa episode?

In this narrative, Sudarśana confronts Durvāsā Muni yet still invokes welfare for the brāhmaṇa, demonstrating that the Lord’s protection upholds dharma and respects brāhmaṇas even while correcting offense.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

It teaches devotional humility and restraint: even when defending truth, one should wish well for others and seek auspicious resolution rather than revenge.