Shloka 1

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

Devanagari script

च नविधिर्नाम द्वात्रिंशो ऽध्यायः रुद्र उवाच / सुदर्शनस्य पूजां मे वद शङ्खगदाधर / ग्रहरोगादिकं सर्वं यत्कृत्वा नाशमेति वै

Transliteration

ca navidhirnāma dvātriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ rudra uvāca / sudarśanasya pūjāṃ me vada śaṅkhagadādhara / graharogādikaṃ sarvaṃ yatkṛtvā nāśameti vai

Translation

ఇట్లు ‘నవవిధి’ అనే ముప్పై రెండవ అధ్యాయం. రుద్రుడు పలికెను—హే శంఖగదాధరా! సుదర్శన పూజను నాకు చెప్పుము; దానిని చేయుటవలన గ్రహదోషాలు, రోగములు మొదలైనవి అన్నీ నిశ్చయంగా నశించును.

Word by Word

• च: and/now
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नविधिः: (the chapter) ‘Navidhi’
• नविधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: navidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अध्याय-नाम (title)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘named/called’)

• द्वात्रिंशः: thirty-second
• द्वात्रिंशः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvātriṃśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण (ordinal sense: 32nd)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुदर्शनस्य: of Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वद: tell
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शङ्खगदाधर: O bearer of conch and mace
• शङ्खगदाधर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha + gadā + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शङ्खं गदां च धरति इति)

• ग्रह: planet/seizer
• ग्रह: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (in compound)

• रोग: disease
• रोग: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (in compound)

• आदिकम्: and the like
• आदिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘etc.’ sense; समासान्त (in compound)

• ग्रह-रोग-आदिकम्: planetary afflictions, diseases, etc.
• ग्रह-रोग-आदिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha + roga + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (ग्रहाश्च रोगाश्च आदयश्च)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having done’

• नाशम्: destruction
• नाशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एति: goes/comes to (becomes)
• एति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Rudra (addressing Lord Vishnu, the bearer of conch and mace)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sudarśana worship as a divine remedy that destroys planetary afflictions and diseases.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha as the ultimate remover of duḥkha; divine śakti (chakra) as protective manifestation of Narayana.

Application: Adopt Sudarśana-upāsanā as a disciplined devotional practice when facing fear, illness, or perceived astrological adversity, alongside ethical living.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: dialogue setting (Rudra addressing Vishnu)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.33.2-4 (procedure: snāna, pūjā, mantra, dhyāna)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Vishnu
• Sudarshana

FAQs

What is the importance of Sudarśana worship in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames Sudarśana-pūjā as a potent remedial rite, specifically praised for destroying afflictions such as planetary troubles and diseases.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it introduces a protective, this-life ritual practice (Sudarśana worship) aimed at removing obstacles and suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a scriptural basis for disciplined devotional practice—seeking clarity, protection, and health through Sudarśana-oriented worship and ethical living rather than fear of afflictions.