Sudarsana Bhagavan and His Homam

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Sri Sudarsanar is the radiant disc seen on the upper

right hand of Sriman Naarayana.His imprint is present

on the right shoulder of all Sri Vaishnavaas , who

have been initiated with Pancha Samskaaram rites by

a SadAchaaryan to qualify for one's life as

a SrI Vaishnava.

 

The Birth day of Lord Sudarsna

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Aani Chitthirai is the avthaara dinam of Lord Sudarsana.

This year , it falls on July 7. Lord Sudarsana is hailed with

the benedictory invocation of " Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana " .

He is the sankalpa sakthi or the power of volition of

Sriman Naarayanan.

 

The name of Sudarsana and benefits of links to Him

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The name Sudarsana means that He is the beautiful One ,

who shows us the auspicious path of reaching His Lord.

Those who have sambhandham to Sudarsana Azhwaan have their

paths lit to follow the way to Sriman Naarayana.

The Sudarsana Manthra japam and Sudarsana homam

blesses us with Jn~Anam and the power to be free

from fears of every kind.

 

The shape/architecture of Sudarsana Chakram

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Sudarsana Bhagavan has sixteen weapons in His hands to

chase away the three kinds of thApams. He has eight arms on

the right side and eight more on the left side of His body

to carry these sixteen weapons for our protection. He is inside

a six cornered yanthram (geomeric form of mathram ).

He has multitudes of flames (JwAlais ) around this

six cornered yanthram contained in a disc(nEmi).

There are spokes inside that rotating disc (arams)

and an axel (aksham), where Sudarsana Purushan resides.

 

Celebrations of the Glories of Sudarsana

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Sri Sudarsana SkodasAyudha sthuthi and SrI Sudarsana ashtakam

composed by Swamy Desikan extolls the glories of Sudarsana BhagavAn.

SrI Sudarsana Sathakam ( 100 verses ) by SrI Koora NaarAyana

Jeeyar , a contemproary of AchArya RaamAnuja is another

powerful Sthuthi on Lord Sudarsana and His vaibhavam.

adiyEn will post articles on this powerful Sathakam ,

which cured the illness of one of the five AchAryans of

Bhagavath RaamAnujaa by the name of Thiruvaranga perumAL aRayar.

The majestic SrI Sudarsana ashtakam of Swamyis Desikan

set in the Dhruthi chandhas metre is usually recited

at the end of the Sudarsana Homam as the participants

go around the sacred fire pit (agni Kuntam), where the Homam

was completed.Among all Swamy Desikan's sthOthram ,

SudarsanAshtakam is the only sthOthram , where this

rare metre has been used to provide ringing resonance .

 

Sudarsanar and the DasAvathArams

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During VarAhavathAram , Sudarsanar was present in the tusks

of VarAha Bhagavan to destroy the Asuran , HiraNyAkshan .

During NrusimhAvathAram , Sudarsanar was present as

the nails in the hands of the Lord to tear apart HiraNyakasipu ,

who offended Bhaktha PrahlAdhan. In RaamAvathAram , Sudarsanar

was present in the arrows of Lord Ramachandra. During

ParasurAmAvathAram , Sudarsanar was present as the power

behind the axe of the Lord. In KrishNAvathAram, Sudarsanar

served His Lord directly as well as indirectly. During this

avathAram , Sudarsanar destroyed Poundra VaasudEvan,SisupAlan

and Jayadhrathan at the behest of His Lord. Sudarsana BhagavAn's

valor was revealed during the Lord's battle with BaaNAsuran and

the Crodoile , which fought with GajEndhran. Sudarsanar was

commanded by the Lord to teach Sage DhurvAsa a lesson , when

that angry sage tried to insult King AmbharIsha , a dear Bhakthan

of SrIman Naarayana. Sudarsana BhagavAn is hailed as

" Sri Vijayavalli SamEtha SrI Sudarsana ParabrahmaNE nama: "

at the end of reciting His 108 Naamams.

 

Sudarsana Manthram

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Sudarsana manthram is a powerful manthram (Sudarsana ShadAkshari)

to recite and it confers auspiciousness on the reciters

initiated by Sudarsana UpaasakAs and SadAchAryaas.

Sudarsana manthra Japam followed by the recitation of

SrI Sudarsana Shatkam (the six slOkams of Prapatthi at

the sacred feet of Lord Sudarsana )makes Lord Sudarsana

appear before one and assures victory in all undertakings .

 

DhyAnam for Sudarsana Manthra Japam

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Lord Sudarsanaa is meditated in the dhyAna slOkam

with His sixteen weapons ( please refer to Swamy

Desikan's ShOdasAyudha Sthothram for details .)

He is visualized inside a six cornered yatnrham

with three eyes as well as withhaaram and kEUram :

 

Sankham Chakram cha ChApam Parasumasimisham

Soola-paasAnkusAbhjam

BhibrAnam vajrakEDou halamusala

gadha kunthamathyugra dhamshtram

JwAlA-kEsam thrinEtram jwalath-

anala nibham hAra-kEUra bhUsham

DhyAyEth ShaDkONam samstham sakala-ripu-jana

prANa samhAra Chakram

 

Sudarsana Homam

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MahA Sudarsana Homam is a powerful Homam involving the combination of

sacred offerings to the consecrated fire to the accompaniement of

a variety of powerful Manthrams including SrI Sudarsana

ShaDAkshari , SrI Sudardsana Gaayathri , Sri Sudarsana Maala

manthram , SrI Nrusimha Manthram , SrI Nrusimha Gaayathri,

SrI VishNu Gaayathri , SrI Lakshmi Gaayathri , SrI Lakshmi

Manthram , SrI Dhanvanthri Manthram , Paanchajanya Gaayathri

and other manthrams.

 

Prior to this sacred homam , SrI Sudarsana Homa mahA sankalpam

is made and the Lords in the form of VaruNan, Laksmi Naarayanan

and Sudarsanar are invoked (aavAhanam) in a pot of water(Kumbham).

In the fire, Lord Lakshmi NaarAyaNan and His Sudarsanam

are invoked(Agni Prathishtai). The Homam starts thereafter

to the accompaniment of 108 or 1008 repetitions (aavrutthi)

of the above manthrAs punctuated by the sacred offerings

into the consecrated Agni Kuntam. The Homam at the Yaaga

Bhumi concludes with a PoorNAhUthi into the sacred fire .

 

It is an auspicious sight to experience the seven tongues of Agni

carrying the Havis to Lord Sudarsana and His antharyAmi,

SrIman NaarAyaNa during this homam. On rare occasions, one can

catch a glimpse of the disc form of Lord Sudarsana appearing

in the middle of Agni Kuntam to bless the participants. The soot

from the burnt offerings(Havis and PoorNaahUthi) are placed on

the forehead of participants at the end of the Sudarsana Homam

as a shield against every kind of inauspiciousness.

 

The 108th Sudarsna Homam at SrI Ranganatha Temple

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Sri RanganAtha temple will be completing the 108th Sudarsana

Homam on June 7, 2003. Elaborate preparations have been made to

celebrate this special 108th homam . Please attend this most

auspicious homam and be the beneficiaries of Lord Sudarsana's

protection and blessings(anugrahams).The MahA Sudarsana Homam

and MaNdala Poojai for Chakra Raajan (Sudarsanar) will

take place on July 5 , 2003 at the temple. Please attend

and recieve the blessings of SrI Vijayavalli SamEtha

SrI Sudarsana BhagavAn.

 

Subham Prasanna Vadhanam PrapathyEham Sudarsanam

 

adiyEn will translate and comment on the 100 slOkams

of SrI Sudarsana sathakam of SrI Koora NaarAyana Jeeyar

following the commentary of SrI U.ve. SthalasayanatthuRaivAr

Swamy of BrindhAraNya KshEthram (ThiruvallikkENi).

adiyEn needs the rakshai of this powerful Sathakam , which

was made available to us due to the DayA of Bhagavath

RaamAnujA .Each of the slOakms have a benediction

to gain the anugraham of Lord Sudarsana .

 

adiyEn needs the rakshai of this sthOthram in the context

of the ongoing efforts to assemble the samarpaNams from

Bhaktha Kotis to construct the RathnAngi for Lord

DevanAthan of ThiruvahIndhrapuram . October 5 (PurattAsi

Sravanam ) is fast approaching and the Kaimkaryam has

to progress with the sankalpa sakthi of the Lord.Please

join in this kaimkaryam and recieve the blessings of

SrI HemAbhjavalli SamEtha SrI DevanAtha PerumAL .