Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.23
चक्रं युगान्तानलतिग्मनेमि
भ्रमत् समन्ताद् भगवत्प्रयुक्तम् ।
दन्दग्धि दन्दग्ध्यरिसैन्यमाशु
कक्षं यथा वातसखो हुताश: ॥ २३ ॥
cakraṁ yugāntānala-tigma-nemi
[chakram yugaantaanala-tigma-nemi]
bhramat samantād bhagavat-prayuktam
[bhramat samantaad bhagavat-prayuktam]
dandagdhi dandagdhy ari-sainyam āśu
[dandagdhi dandagdhy ari-sainyam aashu]
kakṣaṁ yathā vāta-sakho hutāśaḥ
[kaksham yathaa vaata-sakho hutaashah]
Word-for-word
cakram
—
the disc of the Lord
yuga-anta
—
at the end of the millennium
anala
—
like the fire of devastation
tigma-nemi
—
with a sharp rim
bhramat
—
wandering
samantāt
—
on all sides
bhagavat-prayuktam
—
being engaged by the Lord
dandagdhi dandagdhi
—
please burn completely, please burn completely
ari-sainyam
—
the army of our enemies
āśu
—
immediately
kakṣam
—
dry grass
yathā
—
like
vāta-sakhaḥ
—
the friend of the wind
hutāśaḥ
—
blazing fire.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
cakraṁ yugāntānala-tigma-nemi
cakram
the disc of the Lord
yuga-anta
at the end of the millennium
anala
like the fire of devastation
tigma-nemi
with a sharp rim
bhramat samantād bhagavat-prayuktam
bhramat
wandering
samantāt
on all sides
bhagavat-prayuktam
being engaged by the Lord
dandagdhi dandagdhy ari-sainyam āśu
dandagdhi dandagdhi
please burn completely, please burn completely
ari-sainyam
the army of our enemies
āśu
immediately
kakṣaṁ yathā vāta-sakho hutāśaḥ
kakṣam
dry grass
yathā
like
vāta-sakhaḥ
the friend of the wind
hutāśaḥ
blazing fire.
Set into motion by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and wandering in all the four directions, the disc of the Supreme Lord has sharp edges as destructive as the fire of devastation at the end of the millennium. As a blazing fire burns dry grass to ashes with the assistance of the breeze, may that Sudarśana cakra burn our enemies to ashes.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord’s cakra, with edges sharp like the fire of devastation, wanders everywhere. Burn up the armies of the enemy, just as fire, friend of the wind, burns dry grass!
In four verses he recites mantras for protection by the Lord’s cakra. The cakra has a sharp edge like the fire at time of universal destruction. It moves everywhere, engaged by the Lord. Please burn up the armies of the enemy, just as fire burns dry grass (kakṣam).
Personal Guidance
May the Lord's discus, set in motion and wandering all directions, scorch enemies as fire scorches dry stubble. The Sudarśana is not a static symbol — it is an active agent.
Reflection Questions
- Do I believe sacred 'objects' have agency, or treat them as decoration?
- What 'stubble' in my life needs the discus to burn?
My note
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