Sudarshana stotram

Sudarshana stotram

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) 

1.Sudarshana mahajwala praseedha  Jagatha  pathe,

Thejo raase praseedha thwam  koti surya amitha  prabha

1.Be pleased with me Oh Sudarshana  of great luster  who is the lord of the universe ,

Oh shining one  who has luster  more than one crore suns,  be pleased with me

2.Ajnana  thimira dwamsin , praseedha  paramadbutha ,

Sudarshana namosthesthu,  devaanaam thvam   sudarshana

2.Oh destroyer of cataract of ignorance , be pleased oh  greatly wonderful one  ,

I salute   the Sudarshana  and say   You are great looking   among the devas.

3.Asuraanaam sudurdasa, Pisaachaanaam bhayamkara,

Panchakaya  namasthesthu, sarveshaam api thejasaam.

3.You are   the  cause of suffering to Asuras and fearsome  to all ghosts,

Salutations  to the fifth one   who is more lustrous  than everything.

4.Santhaanaam api saanthaaya ghoraaya  chathurathmanaam,

Chakraaya  chakra roopaaya, parachakrayyaya  maayine.

4.Most peaceful among the peaceful , you are terrible  for the cunning beings ,

Oh  Chakra   who has the form of the wheel  who is the illusory army in motion

5.Hethaye   hethi roopaaya, heethinaam pathaye  nama ,

Kaalaaya  kaala roopaaya  kala chakraaya  they  nama.

5.Oh  ray of the sun , who has the form of sun and who is  the lord of all flame weapons ,

Of exterminator who has the form of God of death , My salutations to the wheel of time.

6.Ugraya chogra  roopaaya, krutholkkaya  namo nama,

Sahasraraya sooraaya sahasrakshaya  they nama

6.Who furious one who has the form of fury  , salutations to one who causes  fiery phenomenon,

Oh Sun with thousand rays  , I salute the one with   thousand eyes.

7.Sahasrakshaathi poojyaya , sahasra  sirase  nama ,

Jyothir mandala  roopaaya  , jagatrithaya  dharine.

7.oh most  honorable one among the thousand eyed, I salute  you with thousand heads m

Oh Lord who has form similar to lustrous zone , who takes  the form of three  worlds

8.TRinethraaya trayeedhamne   namostheshtu  triroopine  ,

Thwam yajnathwam  vashatkara  thwam  , brahma  thwam prajapathi.

8.Oh lord with three  eyes and three phases , I salute you who has three  forms,

You are  sacrificial fire, You are  the sound “Vashat”, you are the creator Lord Brahma

9.THwameva vahni sthwam soorya , thwam vayu   thwam  visampathi  ,

Aadhimadhyantha soonyaya   nabhi chakraaya   they  nama.

9.You are the fire , you are the Sun,  you are the wind  , you are  the lord  of all those who protect,

You are one without beginning end and the middle, Salutations to you who is the wheel  of the navel

10.Jnana Vijnana  roopaaya  dhyanadhyeya  swaroopine,

Chidananda  swaroopaaya  , prakruthe  prathakathmane

10.You are the form of wisdom and knowledge and have the form of  that which is meditated  and he who meditates,

You have the form of divine  joy , you are nature  and soul   of that which builds.

11.Charaacharaanaam bhoothaanaam   srushti  sthithya antha karine  ,

SArveshaam abhi bhothaanaam   thwameva  paramaa gathi

11.You are the one who creates , looks after and destroys moving and immobile beings ,

And you are final resting place and refuge   of all   the  beings.

12.Thwayaiva sarva sarvesa, baasathe sarvam jagath,

THwadheeyena  prasaadhena Baskarosmi  sudarsana

12,You are  the ultimate lord for all  and by you all the world shines,

It is due to your grace   that Sun  happens to be  good looking.

13,Thw thejasaam prabhaavena mama  thejo hatham prabho,

Bhooya samhara thejasthwam  avishahyam  suraasura.

13.It is due the greatness of your luster  that  the luster of my pride is destroyed,

Please  reduce  your luster   which  the devas  and Asuras   are not able to bear.

14Thwad  prasaadaadaham  bhooya   , bavishyaami   prabhaanvitha,

Kshamaswa they   namasthesthu  aparaadham   krutham mayaa,

Bhaktha vathsala  sarvesa  pranamami  puna puna.

14. Only  due to the grace of your luster, I am  becoming lustrous,

Please pardon all the mistakes  committed by me   as I salute you,

Oh Lord  of all who is dear  to his devotees, I salute you again and again.

15.ithi sthutho bhanumathaa  Sudarsana,

Hatha  prabeno adbutha dhama  vaibhava  ,

Sasama  dhaamnaa athisayena  dhaamnaam,

Sahasra  bhanou krupayaa  prasanaa.

15.When Lord Sudarshana was prayed by Bhanumathi thus,

That one with  great abode of    fame  reduced  his  wonderful luster,

And due to  the wonderful action of his  ,

The  thousand sun gods   became pleased.