Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.8.23
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionSudarśana Acts Under the Supreme Lord
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- The Sudarśana cakra is set into motion by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and travels in all four directions.
- Its sharp edges are compared to the destructive fire at the end of the millennium.
- The prayer asks Sudarśana to burn the enemies to ashes, as a blazing fire assisted by the breeze burns dry grass.
Try this today
Read the prayer once slowly, noticing that Sudarśana acts at the Supreme Lord’s direction.
Ask yourself
What does the disc’s dependence on the Supreme Lord teach me about His power?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.