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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.22

प्रादुष्कृतानां मायानामासुरीणां विनाशयत् । सुदर्शनास्त्रं भगवान् प्रायुङ्क्त दयितं त्रिपात् ॥ २२ ॥
prāduṣkṛtānāṁ māyānām
[praadushkritaanaam maayaanaam]
āsurīṇāṁ vināśayat
[aasureenaam vinaashayat]
sudarśanāstraṁ bhagavān
[sudarshanaastram bhagavaan]
prāyuṅkta dayitaṁ tri-pāt
[praayunkta dayitam tri-paat]
prāduṣkṛtānām — displayed māyānām — the magical forces āsurīṇām — displayed by the demon vināśayat — desiring to destroy sudarśana-astram — the Sudarśana weapon bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead prāyuṅkta — threw dayitam — beloved tri-pāt — the enjoyer of all sacrifices.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prāduṣkṛtānāṁ māyānām
prāduṣkṛtānām
displayed
māyānām
the magical forces
āsurīṇāṁ vināśayat
āsurīṇām
displayed by the demon
vināśayat
desiring to destroy
sudarśanāstraṁ bhagavān
sudarśana-astram
the Sudarśana weapon
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
prāyuṅkta dayitaṁ tri-pāt
prāyuṅkta
threw
dayitam
beloved
tri-pāt
the enjoyer of all sacrifices.
The Lord, the personal enjoyer of all sacrifices, now discharged His beloved Sudarśana, which was capable of dispersing the magical forces displayed by the demon.

Even famous yogīs and demons can sometimes enact very magical feats by their mystic power, but in the presence of the Sudarśana cakra, when it is let loose by the Lord, all such magical jugglery is dispersed. The instance of the quarrel between Durvāsā Muni and Mahārāja Ambarīṣa is a practical example in this matter. Durvāsā Muni wanted to display many magical wonders, but when the Sudarśana cakra appeared, Durvāsā himself was afraid and fled to various planets for his personal protection. The Lord is described here as tri-pāt, which means that He is the enjoyer of three kinds of sacrifices. In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord confirms that He is the beneficiary and enjoyer of all sacrifices, penances and austerities. The Lord is the enjoyer of three kinds of yajña. As further described in Bhagavad-gītā, there are sacrifices of goods, sacrifices of meditation and sacrifices of philosophical speculation. Those on the paths of jñāna, yoga and karma all have to come in the end to the Supreme Lord because vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti: the Supreme Lord is the ultimate enjoyer of everything. That is the perfection of all sacrifice.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
To destroy the illusions created by the demon, the Lord, the form of dharma, used his dear cakra. There are three variations here: vināśanaṁ, vināśakaṁ, and vināśayan. The object is in the genitive case. He who possesses three feet of dharma beginning with austerity is called tripāt. He is the personification of dharma. Or it can mean “he who is the three oblations of sacrifice.” Śruti says trayo ‘sya pādā: the Lord has three feet in the form of these oblations. (Ṛg Veda 4.58.3) This means he is the form of sacrifice.
The scale of the creation in this verse is not given to overwhelm us but to right-size us. Most of our anxiety shrinks when our self-importance shrinks.
Reflection Questions
  • How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
  • How could awe of the creation become a daily practice and not just a Sunday feeling?
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