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Śrī Sudarśana Aṣṭakam VERSE 1

प्रतिभट श्रेणि भीषण वरगुण स्थोम भूषण
जनिभय स्थान तारण जगदवस्थान कारण
निखिल दुष्कर्म कर्शन निगम सद्धर्म दर्शन
जय जय श्री सुदर्शन जय जय श्री सुदर्शन

pratibhaṭa-śreṇi-bhīṣaṇa varaguṇa-sthoma-bhūṣaṇa
janibhaya-sthāna-tāraṇa jagadavasthāna-kāraṇa
nikhila-duṣkarma-karśana nigama-saddharma-darśana
jaya jaya śrī sudarśana jaya jaya śrī sudarśana

SYNONYMS

pratibhaṭa: enemies | śreṇi: ranks | bhīṣaṇa: terrifying | vara: excellent | guṇa: qualities | sthoma: multitude | bhūṣaṇa: ornament | jani: birth | bhaya: fear | sthāna: state | tāraṇa: deliverance | jagat: world | avasthāna: establishment | kāraṇa: cause | nikhila: all | duṣkarma: evil deeds | karśana: destroyer | nigama: Vedas | sat-dharma: true righteousness | darśana: vision, teaching | jaya: victory | śrī: auspicious | sudarśana: the divine discus |

TRANSLATION

O Śrī Sudarśana! You are terrifying to the ranks of enemies and adorned with a multitude of excellent qualities. You are the deliverer from the state of fear of birth, and the cause of the establishment of the world. You are the destroyer of all evil deeds, and the embodiment of the true righteousness taught in the Vedas. Victory, victory to You, O auspicious Sudarśana! Victory, victory to you, O auspicious Sudarśana!

PURPORT

Oh Sri Sudarsana! All the enemies of your Lord's devotees run away fearing your prowess. All auspicious attributes find their home in you. Those, who worship you cross the shore less ocean of Samsara and free themselves from their cycles of Births and Deaths. The entire Universe is stabilized by your mighty power. You cut asunder all the sins of those, who approach you as their refuge. You bless all of your devotees with the knowledge about the righteous conduct prescribed by the Vedas. Oh Lord Sudarsana of these auspicious attributes! Hail to Thee! Hail to Thee!