Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

यः पठेत्परया भक्त्या विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति / चक्रपूजाविधिं यश्च पठेद्रुद्र जितोन्द्रियः / स पापं भस्मसात्कृत्वा विष्णुलोकाय कल्पते

Transliteration

yaḥ paṭhetparayā bhaktyā viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati / cakrapūjāvidhiṃ yaśca paṭhedrudra jitondriyaḥ / sa pāpaṃ bhasmasātkṛtvā viṣṇulokāya kalpate

Translation

ഇത് പരമഭക്തിയോടെ പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ വിഷ്ണുലോകം പ്രാപിക്കും. ഹേ രുദ്രാ, ഇന്ദ്രിയജയിയായി ചക്രപൂജാവിധി പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ പാപം ഭസ്മമാക്കി വിഷ്ണുലോകയോഗ്യനാകും.

Word by Word

यःwho (he who)

पठेत्should recite

परयाsupreme, intense

भक्त्याwith devotion

विष्णुलोकम्Vishnu’s world (Vaikuntha)

सःhe

गच्छतिgoes, attains

चक्रपूजाविधिम्the procedure for worship of the chakra

यःwho (and whoever)

चand

पठेत्should recite

रुद्रO Rudra

जितेन्द्रियःone who has conquered the senses

सःhe

पापम्sin

भस्मसात्to ashes, into ash-state

कृत्वाhaving made/done

विष्णुलोकायfor (attainment of) Vishnu’s world

कल्पतेis fit/qualified, becomes destined

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra; the verse also contains a vocative 'O Rudra')

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti-yukta patha (devotional recitation) and cakra-puja, supported by indriya-jaya (sense-control), destroy papa and lead to Vishnu’s realm.

Vedantic Theme: Upasana with ethical discipline purifies karma and qualifies the aspirant (adhikaritva) for higher states.

Application: Combine daily stotra-japa with restraint (diet, speech, conduct) and a simple worship routine; treat devotion as a discipline, not mere emotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: divine realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.33.15 (cakra-stotra identified as mahapunya); Garuda Purana 1.34.1-3 (transition to further worship/mantra instruction)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of Cakra (Sudarshana) worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that reciting the Cakra-pūjā procedure with devotion and sense-control destroys sin and qualifies one for Viṣṇu’s realm.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It presents bhakti-centered practice—devotional recitation and disciplined worship—as a direct cause for attaining Viṣṇuloka, implying an elevated post-death destination through spiritual merit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice regular devotional study/recitation, pair it with self-restraint (jitendriya), and perform Viṣṇu-centered worship sincerely as an ethical-spiritual discipline aimed at inner purification.