Shloka 2

The Ninefold Rite (Navavidhi): Worship of Sudarśana-Cakra and the Disease-Destroying Hymn

Devanagari script

हरिरुवाच / सुदर्शनस्य चक्रस्य शृणु पूजां वृषध्वज / स्नानमादौ प्रकुर्वीत पूजयेच्च हरिं तत

Transliteration

hariruvāca / sudarśanasya cakrasya śṛṇu pūjāṃ vṛṣadhvaja / snānamādau prakurvīta pūjayecca hariṃ tata

Translation

ハリは言った。「おおヴリシャドヴァジャよ、スダルシャナ輪の供養法を聞け。まず沐浴して身を清め、しかる後にハリを礼拝せよ。」

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुदर्शनस्य: of Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• चक्रस्य: of the discus
• चक्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वृषध्वज: O one whose banner is the bull
• वृषध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣa + dhvaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वृषः ध्वजः यस्य सः)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आदौ: at the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (locative used adverbially: ‘at first’)

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) [प्र +]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/thereafter’)

Speaker

Hari (Lord Vishnu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śauca (purificatory bathing) as prerequisite to devatā-arcana; worship directed to Hari through Sudarśana method.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as support for bhakti and mantra; outer purity symbolizing inner purification.

Application: Before japa/pūjā, bathe or at least perform ācamana and mental purification; keep a clean worship space and disciplined routine.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space (snāna and pūjā setting)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.33.3 (nyāsa and mantra); Garuda Purana 1.33.4 (dhyāna in heart-lotus)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Sudarśana Cakra
• Vṛṣadhvaja (addressee)

FAQs

What is the importance of Sudarśana Chakra worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Sudarśana worship as a formal pūjā-vidhi taught by Hari himself, implying it is a sanctioned protective and devotional practice within the Purāṇic ritual tradition.

How does this verse explain the correct order of worship?

It states a clear sequence: begin with snāna (ritual cleansing) and only then proceed to worship Hari (and, by context, Sudarśana as Hari’s divine weapon).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain purity and preparedness before prayer: cleanse the body and mind first, then perform worship with focus and reverence.