Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.5.3
Āśraya· The supreme shelterSudarśana’s Presence in Elements and Senses
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Ambarīṣa addresses the Sudarśana cakra as fire, the most powerful sun, and the moon, the master of all luminaries.
- He also addresses Sudarśana as water, earth, sky and air.
- His prayer includes both the senses and their five objects: sound, touch, form, taste and smell.
Try this today
Read this prayer slowly once, noticing its references to the elements and senses.
Ask yourself
How does this prayer broaden my understanding of Sudarśana?
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.