Shloka 10

Gopāla-pūjāvidhi: Maṇḍala, Dik-devatā, Mantra-aṅga, and Āyudha Installation

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्यरक्षकं चक्रमसुरारिसुदर्शनम् / हृदादिपूर्वकोणषु अस्त्रं शक्तिं च पूर्वतः

Transliteration

trailokyarakṣakaṃ cakramasurārisudarśanam / hṛdādipūrvakoṇaṣu astraṃ śaktiṃ ca pūrvataḥ

Translation

心の領域より始まる東方の諸隅に、三界を護り神々の敵を滅する円盤、スダルシャナを安置せよ。さらに東には、武器（astra）と槍なるシャクティ（śakti）をも置け。

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्यरक्षकम्: protector of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यरक्षकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्यस्य रक्षकः)

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• असुरारिसुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana, enemy of the demons
• असुरारिसुदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (असुराणाम् अरिः; तस्य सुदर्शनम्)

• हृदादिपूर्वकोणेषु: in the eastern corners beginning with the heart (etc.)
• हृदादिपूर्वकोणेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; अधिकरण; ‘हृदादि’ (हृद्-प्रमुख) + ‘पूर्वकोण’ (पूर्वस्य कोणः)

• अस्त्रम्: weapon; missile
• अस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• शक्तिम्: power; spear (śakti-weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्वतः: in the east; from the east
• पूर्वतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/स्थानवाचक (from/in the east; to the east)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine protection is invoked by installing Sudarśana (cosmic order as weapon) and allied astras in the body-space (heart onward) and directions.

Vedantic Theme: Iśvara’s śakti as protector of loka-dharma; inner heart (hṛd) as the first ‘corner’—protection begins within consciousness.

Application: Use protective visualization: place (mentally/ritually) Sudarśana at the heart and in the eastern sector; treat boundaries (corners) of home/altar as needing intentional safeguarding (ethical and psychological ‘dik-bandhana’).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space mapping (dik/koṇa-nyāsa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.28 (Sudarśana worship and weapon-nyāsa sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana Chakra
• Asuras
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the importance of Sudarshana Chakra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Sudarśana as a cosmic protector—specifically “protector of the three worlds”—used in ritual placement to establish a protective boundary against hostile forces.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes ritual protection and ordering of sacred space (nyāsa/dik-bandhana style), which in Garuḍa Purāṇa supports purity and safeguarding during rites connected with life, death, and transitional ceremonies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a principle of disciplined sacred-space setup: begin with the “heart” (inner intention) and align actions directionally and methodically, invoking protection before undertaking serious spiritual or memorial rites.