What is the meaning of the Sudarshana Maha Mantra?
Introduction
The literal translation of the Sanskrit word Sudarshana is “auspicious vision.”
It is a combination of the words “Su” which means “auspicious/divine” and “Darshana” which signifies “vision.”
In Tamil, Lord Sudarshana is also called “Chakrathazhvan.”
The Sanskrit word chakra is derived from ”chruhu,” which translates as “movement” and ”kruhu,” which means “to do.”
The Sudarshana Chakram is the mighty weapon of Lord Narayana (among all the weapons possessed by Srimath Lord Narayana, this weapon occupies the highest honor, thus Lord Narayana is also called “Chakra Rajan”) and has many auspicious and beneficial characteristics connected with it.
Most importantly, it has the essential attribute of “Pida Pradanam” which gives relief from suffering and pain to the sincere practitioner. In addition, among all the Vedic weapons, this weapon is the only mobile weapon.
This disk-like weapon consists of thousands of sharp edges and produces intolerable heat. While the weapon is described as a subordinate figure with Lord Vishnu, in many South Indian Vishnu temples, the Sudarshana Chakram as an ayudhapurusha is worshipped in its own shrine attached to the central temple.
The use of the ancient weapon is frequently mentioned in the sacred Hindu texts of Yajurveda, Rigveda, and Puranas, as an ultimate weapon of order, law, and preservation to eliminate the enemy. Such enemies are enumerated variously as the asuras, rakshasas, and vikrutatma.
This weapon is not thrown, but with willpower, it is sent against the enemy.
Sudarshana Chakram rotates very fast after leaving the finger and chases the enemy. It has tremendous spiritual and occult power to destroy everything.
”O Lord Krishna, the one who is the controller of all the senses, the one who is the Supreme Soul, the one who is the beloved of the Gopees, the Paramatma, protect me from all the evil acts of others, evil mantra, and weapons. O Lord, who holds the Maha Sudarsana and lights all the 8 directions, I surrender myself before thee.”
