Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

एतत्स्तोत्रं जपेत्पश्चात्सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम् / नमः सुदर्शनायैव सहस्रादित्यवर्चसे

Transliteration

etatstotraṃ japetpaścātsarvavyādhivināśanam / namaḥ sudarśanāyaiva sahasrādityavarcase

Translation

Sesudah itu, hendaklah dibaca stotra ini yang memusnahkan segala penyakit: “Sembah sujud kepada Sudarśana, yang sinarnya laksana seribu matahari.”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्तोत्रम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (जपे)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्: destroyer of all ailments
• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक; √नश् (नाशे) णिच्/भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्तोत्रम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपातवत्); नमस्कारार्थक पदम्

• सुदर्शनाय: to Sudarshana
• सुदर्शनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘नमः’ इत्यनेन योगे दत्तिः

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• सहस्रादित्यवर्चसे: to the radiance of a thousand suns
• सहस्रादित्यवर्चसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘नमः’ इत्यनेन योगे

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stotra-japa to Sudarśana as a means of removing vyādhi and invoking divine tejas.

Vedantic Theme: Tejas as a manifestation of īśvara-śakti; devotion channels the mind toward luminous sattva and protection.

Application: After pūjā, recite the Sudarśana-stotra with clear pronunciation and visualization of blazing light dispelling illness and negativity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.33 (Sudarśana-stotra segment beginning; ‘sarvavyādhi-vināśanam’)

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśana

FAQs

What is the importance of Sudarśana in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse presents Sudarśana as a protective, purifying divine power whose remembrance and japa are said to remove ailments and obstacles.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes spiritual protection and purification through mantra-japa, which in the Purāṇic framework supports clarity, health, and readiness for dharmic living and end-of-life rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a focused daily japa/prayer for protection and mental steadiness, alongside ethical living and appropriate medical care.