Sudarsana Sathakam Part V: SlOakms 1 & 2

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SrI:

 

Dear Sudarsana BhakthAs:

 

SlOkam 1:

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SoudarsanyujjihAnA disi vidhisi

tiraskruthya Saavithrimarchi:

bhAhyAbhAhyanthakAra kshatha-

jagadandhkAra bhUmnA svadhAmnA

dhO: kharjUdhUragarjath-viBhudha-ripu-

vadhoo kaNDavaikalya kalyA

jwAlA jAjvalyamAnA vitharathu

BhavathAm veepsayAbhIpsithAni

 

The prayer here to Sudarsanar is for

the banishment of the darkness of nescience

inside and the darkness outside with the power

of His matchless radiance . The additional prayer

is for that effulgent radiance of Sudarsnar

to grant all that one desires (Soudarsani JwAlA

bhavathAm abhIpsithAni vitharathu ). Actually ,

the great UpAsakar (Koora NaarAyana Jeeyar

is praying to His UpAsana Moorthy to confer

all the auspicious boons to those , who

recite SrI Sudarsana Sathakam .

 

(meaning): The unmatchable , brilliant effulgence of

Sudarsana BhagavAn makes the brightness of the Sun

pale in to insignificance next to its radiance.

This effulgence of Sudarsanar pervades everywhere.

It chases away the inner and outter darknes that

makes the world totter on its legs and rejuvenates

the beings of the world to enjoy a new life. The inner

darkness originates from ajn~Anam (nescience) .That is

chased away. The power of the brilliant rays arising

from Sudarsanar makes widows out of the boasting asurAs ,

who are destroyed by Him in the battle field. May that

Sudarsana BhagavAn's never-diminishing effulgence

shining in a matchless manner fulfill all what you

desire !

 

Additional Notes:

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Sudarsana BhagavAn's JwAlai is recognized and

saluted here as Jaajvalyam (blindingly brilliant) .

It puts down the brightness of the Sun as an insignificant

radiance ( Saavithram archi: thiraskruthya).That matchless

radiance of Sudarsanar removes inner and outter darkness

( Bhaahya abhAhya andhakAra naasini). It removes

the Mangalya Soothram of the wives of the boasting

AsurAs , who dare to fight with Sudarsana BhagavAn (i-e).,

Sudarsnar destroys the asurAs and makes their wives

widows and creates amangaLam (Vaikalyam)by

removal of their Maangalya Soothram that adorned their

necks before . May that Sudarsana JwAlA confer on You ,

Your heart's desires ( SoudarsanI jAjvalyamAnaa JwAlA

bhavathAm abhIpsithAni santhatham vitharathu )!

 

That Sudarsana-Narasimha BhagavAn protects one's limbs ,

wards off dangers from all directions and at all times

and all places; He protects one's family , acquired Isvaryam

( Cattle , house , wealth of every kind including one's

Jn~Anam , Tapas and SrEyas ). SrI Sudarsana Kavacham

describes all these blessings conferred by Lord Sudarsana

and declares that the power of the Flame-adorned Lord

(JwAlA mAlAthi BhUshanam) is " Sarva Kaamadham " . It is

described as the remover of all distresses ( Sarva

BhAdhA prasamanam) and destroyer of all kinds of

illnesses ( Sarva VyAdhi naasanam).He is saluted

by the Sudarsana Kavacham as the destroyer of

all kinds of enemies /inner and the outter enemies

(sarva Chathru Kshayakaram).He is recognized as

a conferrer of all types of auspiciousness /Chathur vidha

PurushArTams ( Sarva MangaLa dhAyakam , BhOga Moksha Saadhanam).

 

SlOkam 2

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This slOkam instructs us that the Tejas (lustre)

of Sudarsana BhagavAn will drive away our poverty

and confer undecaying wealth:

 

" ChAkram Maha: bhUthayE Va: sphuratu "

 

This slOkam takes the following form:

 

prathyudhAtham mayUkhair-nabhasi

dhinakrutha: prApthasEvam prabhAbhi:

bhUmou soumEravibhir-dhivivari-

vasitham dheepthibhir-dEvadhAmnAm

bhUyasyai bhUthayE: Va: sphurathu sakala-

dhig bhrAnthra sAndhra sphulingam

ChAkram jaagrath prthApam Thribhuvana-

vijaya vyagram ugram mahastath

 

(Meaning): May that much celebrated tEjas of

SudarsanAzhwAn , which generates fear in the hearts

of His enemies through His undiminishing valour

and who has vyApAram of winning over the enemies of

the Lord in the three worlds confer on You all,

abundant wealth of every kind! That MahA tEjas of

Sudarsana BhagavAn is saluted by the golden rays of

Meru mountain , welcomed with upachArams by

the rays of the Sun and is served by the illustrious

radiance of the golden palaces of the DevAs.

 

Additional Notes:

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The MahA tEjas of the JwAlais of Sudarsana

BhagavAn is described as " Vyagram ugram Maha: " .

Vyagram means intense; ugram means fierce.

These intense and fierce JwAlais have to be

associated with the tEjas of JwAlA Narasimhan

empowering His Nithyasoori ( Sudarshanar).

 

" PrathyudhyAtham " is equivalent to Pradhyudhgatham

meaning the respectful gesture of one getting from

one's seat to greet and salute a superior person.

Here , the the golden rays of Meru Mountain

are visualized as greeting and worshipping

the spreading Jwaalais of Sudarsana BhagavAn

( SoumEravIbhi: PrathyudhyAtham nabhasi mayUkhai:).

This event happens in the sky (nabhasi) and is

carried out by the kiraNams/rays (mayUkhai:)originating

from the Golden Meru Mountain(SumErO: imaa mayUkhai:

pradhyudyAtham Maha:).This happens in BhUlOkam.

 

Next , the UpAsakar visualizes the Sun greeting

and saluting Sudarsana BhagavAn's advancing

fiercely intense rays with His own bright rays

(dhinakrutha: prapthasEvam prabhAbhi:).This aarAdhanam

takes place in the sky over Meru Mountain.

 

In Deva lOkam , the lustre of the palaces of

the DevAs offers kaimakryams to the tEjas

of Sudarsanar with reverence(DhIpthir-dEva dhAmnAm).

 

The upadEsam is that the unmatched tEjas of

the JwAlais of Sudarsana BhagavAn will chase

away our poverty and insufficency of every kind

and usher in all kinds of wealth and soubhAgyams

( ChAkram Maha: BhUthayE Va: sphurathu). " Sphurath "

means an intense flow such as the swelling tide

of a flash flood .

 

The first two slOkams of SrI Sudarsna Sathakam

are echos of the Prapatthi slOkam dedicated

to Sudarsana BhagavAn in the PanchAyudha SthOthram:

 

Sphurath-sahasrAra-sikhAthi theevram

Sudarsanam BhAskara-kODi thulyam

SuradhvishAm prANavinAsi VishNO:

CHAKRAM sadhAham SaraNam prapadhyE

 

Jaya Jaya SrI Sudarshana ,Jaya Jaya SrI Sudarsna

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan