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Title: Srivaishnavam
Sri :
Dear Sri Sudarsana BhakthAs :
 
For success in Bhaghavath-BhAgavatha-AchArya kaimkaryams , we always seek
the anugraham of Lord Sudarsanar .
 
May we invoke now the power of Sudarsana BhagavAn for success in the completion of
the MahA Mantapa Kaimkaryam on top of the OushadhAdhri , where Swamy had
Garuda and HayagrIva Manthra Siddhi and had the direct darsanam of
Garudar and Lord HayagrIvar . Please help Sriman Soundararajan Desikan ,
the coordinator of this mighty kainkaryam described at :
 
http://www.srikainkaraym.org  
 
Sri Sudarsana Sathakam is one of the most powerful SthOthram composed by
Sri Koora NaarAyaNa Jeeyar , a contemproray of AchArya RaamAnuja . Sri U. Ve.
SthalasayanatthuRaivAr Swamy of ThiruvallikkENi KshEthram , Sishyar of 
VaamamAmalai HH Kaliya Jeetar Swamy has commented upon this SthOthram
with beautiful insights .   
 
adiyEn will comment briefly on the 96th and 100th SlOkam of Sri Sudarsana Sathakam here
and seek the anugraham of the Sankalpa Sakthi of Lord Hayagreevan and Sri Narasimha
BhagavAn for success in the kaimkaryam undertaken by Sri SoundararAja Desikan
Swamy of Thiruvaheendhrapuram's  .
 
96th SlOkam of Sri Sudarsana Sathakam
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This is a powerful SlOkam saluting the architecture of the adhbhutha Sudarsana Yanthram.
This Yanthra Form is described in Ahirbhudhnya Samhithai . The SlOkam takes this form :

GaayatryarNAra chakrE praTamamanusakha smEra pathrAravindhE
     BhimBam vahnEs-thrikOnam vahathy  jayi  jayaadhyAshta Sakthou nishaNNaa
Sokam vOaSOkamoolE padha savidhalasath bheema-bheemAksha bheema
     pumsO dhivyAsthra dhAmaa Purusha-Harimayee Moorthyrasya thvapoorvA
 
Here , Narasimhar in the form of Sudarsanar holding four chakrams in His hands 
and sitting in YogAsanam ( yOga Pattai as at  Thirukkadigai and ThiruvallikkENi
is being prayed to  for destruction of SamsAric Dukkhams . This Narasimha Moorthy is
worshipped as Sudarsana Narasimhan . A twelve leafed lotus is drawn as the seat for
DhvAdasAkshara Manthram ( Om NamO BhagavathE VaasudEVAya) . At he center of
that 12 petalled lotus , the triangular image of Agni is drawn and consecrated . The next
step is to position with manthrams the 8 kinds of Sakthis in the 9 directions :
 
PrAchi (East ) disai  / Jayai , AagnEyam ( South East )  / Mohini ,
Yaamya (South) disai /Vijayai , Nirrudhi ( South West) / HlAdhini ,
West Disai / Ajithai , Vaayu Disai( North West )/Maayai with black hue ,
North Disai / AparAjithai and North East ( YeesAnyam) / Siddhi .
 
These Ashta Siddhis stay guard over the Thri kONa Agni BhimBam and DhvAdasAkshara
Yanthram .  A Disc with 24 spokes are drawn and is invoked to be present at the botom of
an AsOkha Vruksham and at the feet of ChakratthAzhvAn invoked therein , two fightening
figures ( BheemAkshars) are invited to be present . All of this constitute the Sudarsana Yanthram 
inside which Lord Yoga Narasimhan Presides to chase away all of our sorrows and fears .
The JyOthirmaya Sudarsana Narasimhan is the heart of the Sudarsana Yanthram . 
This 96th SlOkam visualizes that powerful Yanthram . The 24 spokes of the chakram
represent the 24 aksharams of Gayathri Manthram .
 
The 12 petals of the Vyuha VaasudEvan are seen furhter to represent the 12 Moorthys
from Keasavan to DhAmOdharan . The first three of the twelve , Kesavan. NaarAyaNan and
Maadhavan are recognized as VaasudEva Vyashti BhUthAs ;  each of the three Vyashti BhUthAs
have their own Sakthis known as SrI Sakthis . Govindhan , VishNu and Madhusoodhanan
are recognized as SankarshaNa Vyashti BhUthaas with three VaaNi sakthis linked to them .
Thrivikraman , Vaamanan and Sridharan are present in this dhvadasAkshari as Pradhyumna
Vyashti BhUthAs with three Vaak sakthis . HrusheekEsan , PadhmanAbhan and DhAmOdharan
are present as Aniruddha Vyashi BhUthAs with the three MruDAni Sakthis.
 
Outside the Sudarsana Chakram , BhUpuram ( the square ) and PraNavam are drawn and
on the East , South , West and North directions , the Lord's weapons ( Chakram , Gadhai ,
Bow and Sword ) are consecrated .
 
The Sudarshana -Narasimha Tatthvam and its dep esoteric significance has been
commented on brilliantly by Sri Murali Rangaswamy in SaraNAgahty archives : 
 
adiyEn will comment furhter on the Sudarsana Shadkshari ( Six akshara Manthram )
and His Manthra Svaroopam in the AshtOtthara Satha Naamams for Lord Sudarsana
later .
 
SlOkam 100 of Sri Sudarsana Sathakam
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Yasmin vinyasya bhAram vijayini jagathAm jangama-sTAvarANAm
      Lakshmee-NaarAyaNAkhyam miTunamanubhavathyathyudhArAn vihArAn
AarOgyam bhUthimAyu: kruthamihaBahunA yadhyadhAsTApaham va:
      Tatthath sadhyas-samastham viSathu dhivyhEthyakshavarthee 
 
(Meaning ) : Our Lord and His dvine consort entrust the victorious Sudarsana AzhvAn
with the burden (rsponsibilities) of protecting the entire chEtanams and achEtanams 
and get involved with their bhOga leelais . May that Sudarsanar bearing the burden of 
protection of the Universe's sentients and insentients bless You with long life , perfect
health , immense wealth and whatever phalans you seek  form Him . May His boons
come your way immediately ! He is the grantor of all boons (SarvAbheeshta Phala pradhan ).
May His daya-filled glances fall on You through the recitation of this Sudarsana Sathakam ! 
 
AdiyEn will take up the Sudarsana AshtOtthara Satham in the near future and 
comment on how the Sri Sudarsana ShadaKshari Manthram and the Sudarsana 
Moorthy DhyAnam ( Roopa Vaibhavam ) are housed there .
 
NamO Sri SudarsanAya ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil V.Sadagopan      
  
 

||  sadagopan.org  ||

Vaidhika Anushtanams

 ||    Sudarsana Bhagavan and His Homam     ||


Lord SrI Sudarshanar of Chakrapani Koil, Kumbhakonam

SrI:

Sri Sudarsanar is the radiant disc seen on the upper right hand of Sriman Naarayana.His imprint is present on the right shoulder of all Sri Vaishnavaas, who have been initiated with Pancha Samskaaram rites by a SadAchaaryan to qualify for one's life as a SrI Vaishnava.

The Birth day of Lord Sudarsana
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Aani Chitthirai is the avthaara dinam of Lord Sudarsana.This year, it fell on July 14. Lord Sudarsana is hailed with the benedictory invocation of "Jaya Jaya Sri Sudarsana ". He is the sankalpa sakthi or the power of volition of Sriman Naarayanan. 

The name of Sudarsana and benefits of links to Him
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The name Sudarsana means that He is the beautiful One , who shows us the auspicious path of reaching His Lord. Those who have sambhandham to Sudarsana Azhwaan have their paths lit to follow the way to Sriman Naarayana. The Sudarsana Manthra japam and Sudarsana homam blesses us with Jn~Anam and the power to be free from fears of every kind.

The shape/architecture of Sudarsana Chakram
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Sudarsana Bhagavan has sixteen weapons in His hands to chase away the three kinds of thApams. He has eight arms on the right side and eight more on the left side of His body to carry these sixteen weapons for our protection. He is inside a six cornered yanthram (geomeric form of mathram ). He has multitudes of flames (JwAlais ) around this six cornered yanthram contained in a disc (nEmi). There are spokes inside that rotating disc (arams) and an axel (aksham), where Sudarsana Purushan resides. 

Celebrations of the Glories of Sudarsana
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Sri Sudarsana SkodasAyudha sthuthi and SrI Sudarsana ashtakam composed by Swamy Desikan extolls the glories of Sudarsana BhagavAn. SrI Sudarsana Sathakam ( 100 verses ) by SrI Koora NaarAyana Jeeyar , a contemproary of AchArya RaamAnuja is another powerful Sthuthi on Lord Sudarsana and His vaibhavam. adiyEn will post articles on this powerful Sathakam ,which cured the illness of one of the five AchAryans of Bhagavath RaamAnujaa by the name of Thiruvaranga perumAL aRayar. The majestic SrI Sudarsana ashtakam of Swamyis Desikan set in the Dhruthi chandhas metre is usually recited at the end of the Sudarsana Homam as the participants go around the sacred fire pit (agni Kuntam), where the Homam was completed.Among all Swamy Desikan's sthOthram SudarsanAshtakam is the only sthOthram , where this rare metre has been used to provide ringing resonance . 

Sudarsanar and the DasAvathArams
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During VarAhavathAram , Sudarsanar was present in the tusks of VarAha Bhagavan to destroy the Asuran , HiraNyAkshan . During NrusimhAvathAram , Sudarsanar was present as the nails in the hands of the Lord to tear apart HiraNyakasipu , who offended Bhaktha PrahlAdhan. In RaamAvathAram , Sudarsanar was present in the arrows of Lord Ramachandra. During ParasurAmAvathAram , Sudarsanar was present as the power behind the axe of the Lord. In KrishNAvathAram, Sudarsanar served His Lord directly as well as indirectly. During this avathAram , Sudarsanar destroyed Poundra VaasudEvan,SisupAlan and Jayadhrathan at the behest of His Lord. Sudarsana BhagavAn's valor was revealed during the Lord's battle with BaaNAsuran and the Crodoile , which fought with GajEndhran. Sudarsanar was commanded by the Lord to teach Sage DhurvAsa a lesson , when that angry sage tried to insult King AmbharIsha , a dear Bhakthan of SrIman Naarayana. Sudarsana BhagavAn is hailed as " Sri Vijayavalli SamEtha SrI Sudarsana ParabrahmaNE nama:" at the end of reciting His 108 Naamams.

Sudarsana Manthram
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Sudarsana manthram is a powerful manthram (Sudarsana ShadAkshari) to recite and it confers auspiciousness on the reciters initiated by Sudarsana UpaasakAs and SadAchAryaas. Sudarsana manthra Japam followed by the recitation of SrI Sudarsana Shatkam (the six slOkams of Prapatthi at the sacred feet of Lord Sudarsana ) makes Lord Sudarsana appear before one and assures victory in all undertakings . 

DhyAnam for Sudarsana Manthra Japam
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Lord Sudarsanaa is meditated in the dhyAna slOkam with His sixteen weapons (please refer to Swamy Desikan's ShOdasAyudha Sthothram for details). He is visualized inside a six cornered yatnrham with three eyes as well as with haaram and kEyUram :

Sankham Chakram cha ChApam Parasumasimisham
Soola-paasAnkusAbhjam
BhibrAnam vajrakEDou halamusala
gadha kunthamathyugra dhamshtram
JwAlA-kEsam thrinEtram jwalath-
anala nibham hAra-kEUra bhUsham
DhyAyEth ShaDkONam samstham sakala-ripu-jana
prANa samhAra Chakram

Sudarsana Homam
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MahA Sudarsana Homam is a powerful Homam involving the combination of sacred offerings to the consecrated fire to the accompaniement of a variety of powerful Manthrams including SrI Sudarsana ShaDAkshari , SrI Sudardsana Gaayathri , Sri Sudarsana Maala manthram , SrI Nrusimha Manthram , SrI Nrusimha Gaayathri, SrI VishNu Gaayathri , SrI Lakshmi Gaayathri , SrI Lakshmi Manthram , SrI Dhanvanthri Manthram , Paanchaajanya Gaayathri and other manthrams.

Prior to this sacred homam , SrI Sudarsana Homa mahA sankalpam is made and the Lords in the form of VaruNan, Laksmi Naarayanan and Sudarsanar are invoked (aavAhanam) in a pot of water (Kumbham). In the fire, Lord Lakshmi NaarAyaNan and His Sudarsanam are invoked (Agni Prathishtai). The Homam starts thereafter to the accompaniment of 108 or 1008 repetitions (aavrutthi) of the above manthrAs punctuated by the sacred offerings into the consecrated Agni Kuntam. The Homam at the Yaaga Bhumi concludes with a PoorNAhUthi into the sacred fire.

It is an auspicious sight to experience the seven tongues of Agni carrying the Havis to Lord Sudarsana and His antharyAmi, SrIman NaarAyaNa during this homam. On rare occasions, one can catch a glimpse of the disc form of Lord Sudarsana appearing in the middle of Agni Kuntam to bless the participants. The soot from the burnt offerings (Havis and PoorNaahUthi) are placed on the forehead of participants at the end of the Sudarsana Homam as a shield against every kind of inauspiciousness.


Subham Prasanna Vadhanam PrapathyEham Sudarsanam

Oppiliappan KOil Varadachari SadagOpan




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