What is this Sudarśana cakra? The Sudarśana chakra is the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He creates the entire material world. Sa aikṣata, sa asṛjata. This is the Vedic version. The Sudarśana chakra, which is the origin of creation and is most dear to the Lord, has thousands of spokes. This Sudarśana chakra is the killer of the prowess of all other weapons, the killer of darkness, and the manifester of the prowess of devotional service; it is the means of establishing religious principles, and it is the killer of all irreligious activities. Without his mercy, the universe cannot be maintained, and therefore the Sudarśana chakra is employed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
In the Srimad Bahagavatam, Ninth Canto, we come across the story of a pure devotee of lord, Ambarisha Maharaja, who engaged all his senses in devotional service of the Lord. Once, when the yogi Durvasa Muni attempted to curse Ambarisha Maharaja, Sri Sudarshana Chakra came to his rescue and chased Durvasa Muni. The sage Durvasa couldn’t escape from Sri Sudarshana’s wrath even after seeking refuge in the three worlds. Finally, he fell at the lotus feet of Ambarisha Maharaja and begged his forgiveness and sought for protection. Then, the great devotee Ambarisha Maharaja offered the following prayers to pacify Sri Sudarshana Chakra and begged Him to forgive Durvasa Muni. mahara ambarisha praying sudarshana Ambarisha Maharaja’s prayers to Sudarshana Chakra from Srimad Bhagavatam: ambarīṣa uvāca tvam agnir bhagavān sūryas tvaṁ somo jyotiṣāṁ patiḥ tvam āpas tvaṁ kṣitir vyoma vāyur mātrendriyāṇi ca Mahārāja Ambarīṣa said: O Sudarśana cakra, you are fire, you are the most powerful sun, and you are the moon, the master of all luminaries. You are water, earth and sky, you are the air, you are the five sense objects [sound, touch, form, taste and smell], and you are the senses also. sudarśana namas tubhyaṁ sahasrārācyuta-priya sarvāstra-ghātin viprāya svasti bhūyā iḍaspate O most favorite of Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you have thousands of spokes. O master of the material world, destroyer of all weapons, original vision of the Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto you. Kindly give shelter and be auspicious to this brāhmaṇa. tvaṁ dharmas tvam ṛtaṁ satyaṁ tvaṁ yajño ’khila-yajña-bhuk tvaṁ loka-pālaḥ sarvātmā tvaṁ tejaḥ pauruṣaṁ param O Sudarśana wheel, you are DHARMA, you are truth, you are encouraging statements, you are sacrifice, and you are the enjoyer of the fruits of sacrifice. You are the maintainer of the entire universe, and you are the supreme transcendental prowess in the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You are the original vision of the Lord, and therefore you are known as Sudarśana. Everything has been created by your activities, and therefore you are all-pervading. namaḥ sunābhākhila-dharma-setave hy adharma-śīlāsura-dhūma-ketave trailokya-gopāya viśuddha-varcase mano-javāyādbhuta-karmaṇe gṛṇe O Sudarśana, you have a very auspicious hub, and therefore you are the upholder of all dharma You are just like an inauspicious comet for the adharmic demons. Indeed, you are the maintainer of the three worlds, you are full of transcendental effulgence, you are as quick as the mind, and you are able to work wonders. I can simply utter the word “namaḥ,” offering all obeisances unto you. tvat-tejasā dharma-mayena saṁhṛtaṁ tamaḥ prakāśaś ca dṛśo mahātmanām duratyayas te mahimā girāṁ pate tvad-rūpam etat sad-asat parāvaram O master of speech, by your effulgence, full of dharmic principles, the darkness of the world is dissipated, and the knowledge of learned persons or great souls is manifested. Indeed, no one can surpass your effulgence, for all things, manifested and unmanifested, gross and subtle, superior and inferior, are but various forms of you that are manifested by your effulgence. yadā visṛṣṭas tvam anañjanena vai balaṁ praviṣṭo ’jita daitya-dānavam bāhūdarorv-aṅghri-śirodharāṇi vṛścann ajasraṁ pradhane virājase O indefatigable one, when you are sent by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to enter among the soldiers of the Daityas and the Dānavas, you stay on the battlefield and unendingly separate their arms, bellies, thighs, legs and heads. sa tvaṁ jagat-trāṇa khala-prahāṇaye nirūpitaḥ sarva-saho gadā-bhṛtā viprasya cāsmat-kula-daiva-hetave vidhehi bhadraṁ tad anugraho hi naḥ O protector of the universe, you are engaged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead as His all-powerful weapon in killing the envious enemies. For the benefit of our entire dynasty, kindly favor this poor brāhmaṇa. This will certainly be a favor for all of us. yady asti dattam iṣṭaṁ vā sva-dharmo vā svanuṣṭhitaḥ kulaṁ no vipra-daivaṁ ced dvijo bhavatu vijvaraḥ If our family has given charity to the proper persons, if we have performed ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices, if we have properly carried out our occupational duties, and if we have been guided by learned brāhmaṇas, I wish, in exchange, that this brāhmaṇa be freed from the burning caused by the Sudarśana cakra. yadi no bhagavān prīta ekaḥ sarva-guṇāśrayaḥ sarva-bhūtātma-bhāvena dvijo bhavatu vijvaraḥ If the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is one without a second, who is the reservoir of all transcendental qualities, and who is the life and soul of all living entities, is pleased with us, we wish that this brāhmaṇa, Durvāsā Muni, be freed from the pain of being burned. 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