Shloka 10

Gopāla-pūjāvidhi: Maṇḍala, Dik-devatā, Mantra-aṅga, and Āyudha Installation

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्यरक्षकं चक्रमसुरारिसुदर्शनम् / हृदादिपूर्वकोणषु अस्त्रं शक्तिं च पूर्वतः

Transliteration

trailokyarakṣakaṃ cakramasurārisudarśanam / hṛdādipūrvakoṇaṣu astraṃ śaktiṃ ca pūrvataḥ

Translation

Sa mga sulok sa silangan, simula sa bahagi ng puso, ilagay ang cakra—ang Sudarśana, tagapangalaga ng tatlong daigdig at tagapaglipol ng mga kaaway ng mga deva—at sa silangan din ay ilagay ang sandata (astra) at ang sibat na śakti.

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्यरक्षकम्: protector of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यरक्षकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्यस्य रक्षकः)

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• असुरारिसुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana, enemy of the demons
• असुरारिसुदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (असुराणाम् अरिः; तस्य सुदर्शनम्)

• हृदादिपूर्वकोणेषु: in the eastern corners beginning with the heart (etc.)
• हृदादिपूर्वकोणेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; अधिकरण; ‘हृदादि’ (हृद्-प्रमुख) + ‘पूर्वकोण’ (पूर्वस्य कोणः)

• अस्त्रम्: weapon; missile
• अस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• शक्तिम्: power; spear (śakti-weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

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

• पूर्वतः: in the east; from the east
• पूर्वतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/स्थानवाचक (from/in the east; to the east)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine protection is invoked by installing Sudarśana (cosmic order as weapon) and allied astras in the body-space (heart onward) and directions.

Vedantic Theme: Iśvara’s śakti as protector of loka-dharma; inner heart (hṛd) as the first ‘corner’—protection begins within consciousness.

Application: Use protective visualization: place (mentally/ritually) Sudarśana at the heart and in the eastern sector; treat boundaries (corners) of home/altar as needing intentional safeguarding (ethical and psychological ‘dik-bandhana’).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: ritual space mapping (dik/koṇa-nyāsa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.28 (Sudarśana worship and weapon-nyāsa sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana Chakra
• Asuras
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

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

This verse presents Sudarśana as a cosmic protector—specifically “protector of the three worlds”—used in ritual placement to establish a protective boundary against hostile forces.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes ritual protection and ordering of sacred space (nyāsa/dik-bandhana style), which in Garuḍa Purāṇa supports purity and safeguarding during rites connected with life, death, and transitional ceremonies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a principle of disciplined sacred-space setup: begin with the “heart” (inner intention) and align actions directionally and methodically, invoking protection before undertaking serious spiritual or memorial rites.