Sri Sudarshana Shatkam
By
Sri Kura narayana
Jeeyar
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Sudarshana is the
holy wheel which Lord Vishnu uses as his chief weapon. There is a story that
the daughter of Viswa Karma, who was the architect of the God’s, was married to
the sun God and she left him because of his immense heat. It seems Viswa Karma
put Sun God in a cage and churned him to reduce his heat. The heat was reduced
and Sudarshana Chakra, Trishoola and Shakthi, respectively the weapons of Lord
Vishnu, Shiva and Subrhamnya were born out of the churning. Sudarshana Chakra
is given the status of God by the followers of Ramanujacharya. He being a prime
devotee is called the Chakrathazhwar. (Sage of the wheel) and worshipped by
Vaishnavas and this powerful armour is addressed to God Sudarshana.
Once THiruvaranga Perumal Arayar one of the Five Gurus of Sri Ramanuja fell
ill and at the request of Sri Kurathazhvan
, Sri Kura Narayana jeeyar who was a devotee of Lord Sudarshana composed this hymn.) . It is
believed by devotees that this prayer if
chanted would cure our diseases. You can hear it rendered by Sri
Prahaladacharya bhattar in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRbCIpYhSv0
. You can also read this stotra with a detailed commentary in http://www.sadagopan.org/Godha/GD009_SrI_Sudarsana_shaTkam.pdf
)
1.Sahara adhithya sangaasam sahasra vadhanam prabhum,
Sahasradham
sahasraaram prapadheyham
sudarshanam.
1.I salute lOrd Sudarshana who resembles one thousand
suns,
Who has one
thousand faces and who has thousands of
thousand spokes
2.Hasantham haara keyura
makutangadha bhooshanam,
Bhooshanair
bhooshitha thanum prapadhyeham
sudarshanam.
2.I salute Lord Sudarshana who is smiling , whose
body is ornamented with
Ornaments such
as b racelet, crown and armlets.
3.Sraakara sahithan
manthram padantham sathru
nigraham,
Sarva roga prasamanam
, prapadheham Sudarshanam
3.I salute Lord
Sudarshana, who destroys all enemies,
And cures all diseases
of those who chant his manthra “Sra”.
4.Rathna kinkini jaalena Rakshasagnam mahadbhutham,
Vyapth kesam viroopaksham , prapadhyeham Sudarshanam
4. I salute Lord
Sudarshana who using his tinkling sound of anklets,
Destroys in a wonderful manner the Rakshasas,
Who has disheveled
hair and has diverse type of eyes.
5.Hoomkara bhairavam
bheemam pranatharthiharam
prabhum,
Sarva papa prasamanam
, prapadyeham Sudarshanam.
5.I salute Lord
Sudarshana , who is huge and is the lord,
Who removes
sufferings and all sins of his devotees.
6.Phat karantha manirdesyam maha manthrena samyutham,
Shubham prasanna vadanam
, prapadyeham Sudarshanam.
6.I salute Lord Sudarshana who has the form of the sound “phat”,
Which is the end of his great chant, who is auspicious and has a pleasant
face.
7.Yethai shadbhi
sthutho devo bhagawan Sri Sudarshana,
Rakshaam karothi
sarvathma , sarvathra vijayi
bhaveth.
7.Him who prays
the God Sudarshana using these six verses,
Would be protected all his life and he
would always achieve victory.