Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

विष्णुशस्त्राय चक्राय नमो भूयो नमोनमः / इति स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं चक्रस्य तव कीर्तितम्

Transliteration

viṣṇuśastrāya cakrāya namo bhūyo namonamaḥ / iti stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ cakrasya tava kīrtitam

Translation

Sekali lagi dan berulang-ulang, sembah sujud—sembah sujud kepada Cakra, senjata ilahi milik Viṣṇu. Demikianlah telah diwartakan himne yang amat besar pahalanya ini, memuji Cakra-Mu.

Word by Word

• विष्णुशस्त्राय: to the weapon of Vishnu
• विष्णुशस्त्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; विष्णोः शस्त्रम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः शस्त्रम्)

• चक्राय: to the discus (chakra)
• चक्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation/सम्बोधन-प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• भूयः: again, once more
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation/सम्बोधन-प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation/सम्बोधन-प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात; (नमो नमः = पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative/closing particle)

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महापुण्यम्: highly meritorious
• महापुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा- पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक; महत् + पुण्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् स्तोत्रम् प्रति; समासः कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् पुण्यम्)

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

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कीर्तितम्: has been proclaimed/recited
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; स्तोत्रम् इति पदेन सह अन्वयः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Garuda/Vinata-putra in the narrative frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti (praise) and repeated surrender to Vishnu’s divine instrument accrues great merit (mahapunya).

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara-upasana as a purifier of mind (citta-shuddhi) leading toward higher attainments.

Application: Use the hymn as a daily protective prayer; cultivate humility and steadiness through repeated namaskara.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mythic-symbolic locus (Ayudha)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.33.16 (fruit of recitation and cakra-puja); Garuda Purana 1.34.1-3 (continuation into worship instructions/mantra)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sudarshana Chakra

FAQs

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

This verse states that salutations to Viṣṇu’s Cakra constitute a “mahāpuṇya” (greatly merit-giving) stotra, highlighting devotional praise as a source of spiritual merit and protection.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing punya gained through stotra-recitation and devotion to Viṣṇu’s divine power, it points to merit and divine refuge as aids that support the soul’s welfare and fearlessness in transitional states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a short daily prayer—repeated salutations to Viṣṇu’s Cakra—to cultivate steadiness, ethical resolve, and a devotional mindset believed to confer spiritual merit and protective focus.