Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

ज्वालामालाप्रदीप्ताय सहस्राराय चक्षुषे / सर्वदुष्टविनाशाय सर्वपातकमर्दिने

Transliteration

jvālāmālāpradīptāya sahasrārāya cakṣuṣe / sarvaduṣṭavināśāya sarvapātakamardine

Translation

Sembah sujud kepada-Nya yang menyala dengan kalungan api; yang matanya laksana roda berseribu jejari; pemusnah segala kejahatan dan penghancur setiap dosa.

Word by Word

• ज्वालामालाप्रदीप्ताय: to the one blazing with a garland of flames
• ज्वालामालाप्रदीप्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदीप्त (कृदन्त; प्र+√दीप् (दीप्तौ) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘नमः’ (पूर्वश्लोकात् अनुवर्तते) इत्यर्थे

• सहस्राराय: to the thousand-spoked one
• सहस्राराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (सहस्रम् अराः यस्य)

• चक्षुषे: to the eye (seer)
• चक्षुषे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• सर्वदुष्टविनाशाय: to the destroyer of all evil
• सर्वदुष्टविनाशाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘नमः’ इत्यर्थे

• सर्वपातकमर्दिने: to the crusher of all sins
• सर्वपातकमर्दिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + मर्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √मृद्/√मर्द् (मर्दने) इनि-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘नमः’ इत्यर्थे

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda / Vinatā-putra in a hymn-like passage)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Invocation of Sudarśana’s fiery power to annihilate pāpa (sin) and duṣṭa (harmful forces), emphasizing moral causality and purification.

Vedantic Theme: Removal of mala (impurity) through īśvara-śakti; the ‘crusher of sins’ motif supports inner transformation toward sattva.

Application: Use this verse as a protective mantra during fear, hostility, or moral relapse; pair recitation with concrete ethical correction and restitution.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.33 (Sudarśana-stotra: jvālā-mālā, sahasrāra imagery; pāpa-mardana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of sin-destroying praise in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a devotional invocation describing the Deity as the destroyer of wickedness and the crusher of all sins, emphasizing inner purification through remembrance and reverence.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By highlighting the removal of pātaka (sin), it points to moral and spiritual cleansing as a prerequisite for an auspicious post-death journey and freedom from fear and negative karmic consequences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a short daily prayer for self-restraint and ethical clarity—pairing devotion with conscious avoidance of harmful actions that create pātaka (karmic stain).