Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

कथितः सर्वदुष्टानां नाशको मन्त्रभेदकः / ध्यायेत्मुदर्शनं देवं हृदि पद्मे ऽमले शुभे

Transliteration

kathitaḥ sarvaduṣṭānāṃ nāśako mantrabhedakaḥ / dhyāyetmudarśanaṃ devaṃ hṛdi padme 'male śubhe

Translation

یہ سب بدکاروں کا ناس کرنے والا اور دشمنانہ منتروں کو توڑنے والا کہا گیا ہے۔ پاکیزہ اور مبارک دل کے کنول میں دیو سُدرشن کا دھیان کرے۔

Word by Word

• कथितः: has been stated
• कथितः: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वदुष्टानाम्: of all the wicked
• सर्वदुष्टानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे दुष्टाः)

• नाशकः: destroyer
• नाशकः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मन्त्रभेदकः: one who breaks/dispels (hostile) mantras
• मन्त्रभेदकः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra + bhedaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मन्त्राणां भेदकः/भेदनकर्ता)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पद्मे: in the lotus
• पद्मे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अमले: pure
• अमले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sudarśana as destroyer of evil and breaker of hostile spells; dhyāna in the heart-lotus as the key practice.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin orientation—divinity realized within; purification of mind (citta-śuddhi) through focused meditation on īśvara-śakti.

Application: Daily visualize Sudarśana in the heart-lotus during japa; cultivate fearlessness and ethical clarity, reducing obsession with external threats.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: inner sacred locus (subtle body)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.33.2 (purification before worship); Garuda Purana 1.33.3 (mantra/nyāsa preceding dhyāna)

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana
• Vishnu
• Mantra (hostile spells)

FAQs

What is the importance of Sudarshana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Sudarśana as a protective divine power—destroying evil influences and nullifying harmful spell-work—making him central to spiritual safeguarding through devotion and meditation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than detailing afterlife geography, it emphasizes inner purification: stabilizing the mind in the heart-lotus and taking refuge in a divine protector, which supports spiritual clarity and right conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt a daily practice of calm, focused meditation on the divine (Sudarśana/Vishnu) in the heart-lotus as a discipline for mental purity, fearlessness, and ethical steadiness.