Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.89.50
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesSudarśana Cuts Through the Dense Darkness
“The Lord’s Sudarśana disc penetrated the darkness with its blazing effulgence. Racing forward with the speed of the mind, it cut through the fearsome, dense oblivion expanded from primeval matter, as an arrow shot from Lord Rāma’s bow cuts through His enemy’s army.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s Sudarśana disc penetrated the darkness with its blazing effulgence.
- Moving with the speed of the mind, it cut through the fearsome, dense darkness expanded from primeval matter.
- Its passage is compared to an arrow from Lord Rāma’s bow cutting through His enemy’s army.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute recalling Sudarśana’s blazing passage through the darkness as a devotional reflection on the Lord’s power.
Ask yourself
Which detail in this description most helps me appreciate the power of the Lord’s Sudarśana disc?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.