Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

एवं यः कुरुते रुद्र ! चक्रस्यार्चनमुत्तमम् / सर्वरोगविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं समाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

evaṃ yaḥ kurute rudra ! cakrasyārcanamuttamam / sarvarogavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ samāpnuyāt

Translation

Wahai Rudra, sesiapa yang demikian melakukan pemujaan yang unggul kepada Cakra Ilahi akan bebas daripada segala penyakit dan mencapai alam Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करणे)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चक्रस्य: of the discus
• चक्रस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अर्चनम्: worship
• अर्चनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक; √अर्च् (पूजायाम्) भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अर्चनम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सर्वरोगविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all diseases
• सर्वरोगविनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; वि+नि+√मुच् (मोचने) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, कर्तरि/विशेषणरूपेण

• विष्णुलोकम्: Vishnu’s world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (Goal/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/गति), एकवचन

• समाप्नुयात्: may attain
• समाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √आप् (प्राप्तौ)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrative instruction; vocative 'Rudra' addressed within the verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual worship of Sudarśana-cakra yields tangible phala: disease-removal and higher-loka attainment.

Vedantic Theme: Phala-śruti as motivation for upāsanā; purification leading toward sattva and higher states (loka as graded experience).

Application: Undertake regular Sudarśana worship with sincerity; pair it with ethical living to sustain ‘ārogya’ and devotional orientation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_abode

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.33 (Sudarśana worship and stotra as sarvaroga-nāśana)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Vishnu
• Chakra (Sudarshana)

FAQs

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

This verse presents chakra-arcana as an ‘uttama’ (supreme) form of devotion that grants freedom from disease and culminates in attaining Viṣṇu’s realm.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It links embodied well-being (release from illness) with the ultimate spiritual destination (Viṣṇu-loka), showing devotion as a direct means to purification and higher post-mortem attainment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt regular Viṣṇu-centered worship (especially remembrance of Sudarśana as protection and dharma), combining faith with disciplined living to support health and spiritual focus.