Lord Sudarshana

sudarśana aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

(Sudarshana Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Ahirbudhnya Samhita

This sacred hymn, found in the Ahirbudhnya Samhita, invokes the hundred and eight names of Sudarshana Chakra, the divine weapon of Lord Vishnu. It extols the weapon as an embodiment of cosmic brilliance, unmatched power, and divine protection. Chanting this stotra is believed to destroy negativity, shield the devotee from malevolent forces, and grant spiritual liberation. By meditating on the fierce yet compassionate form of Sudarshana, the practitioner aligns themselves with the supreme will of the Lord, attaining inner clarity, courage, and the eradication of obstacles on their path to righteousness and eternal peace.

sudarśanaścakrarājaḥ tejovyūho mahādyutiḥ |
sahasrabāhu-rdīptāṅgaḥ aruṇākṣaḥ pratāpavān || 1||
anekādityasaṅkāśaḥ prodyajjvālābhirañjitaḥ |
saudāminī-sahasrābhaḥ maṇikuṇḍala-śobhitaḥ || 2||
pañcabhūtamanorūpo ṣaṭkoṇāntara-saṃsthitaḥ |
harāntaḥ karaṇodbhūta-roṣabhīṣaṇa-vigrahaḥ || 3||
haripāṇilasatpadmavihārāramanoharaḥ |
śrākārarūpassarvajñaḥ sarvalokārcitaprabhuḥ || 4||
caturdaśasahasrāraḥ caturvedamayo-'nalaḥ |
bhaktacāndramasajyotiḥ bhavaroga-vināśakaḥ || 5||
rephātmako makāraśca rakṣosṛgrūṣitāṅgakaḥ |
sarvadaityagrīvanāla-vibhedana-mahāgajaḥ || 6||
bhīmadaṃṣṭrojjvalākāro bhīmakarmā vilocanaḥ |
nīlavartmā nityasukho nirmalaśrī-rnirañjanaḥ || 7||
raktamālyāmbaradharo raktacandanarūṣitaḥ |
rajoguṇākṛtiśśūro rakṣaḥkula-yamopamaḥ || 8||
nityakṣemakaraḥ prājñaḥ pāṣaṇḍajanakhaṇḍanaḥ |
nārāyaṇājñānuvartī naigamāntaḥprakāśakaḥ || 9||
balinandanadordaṇḍa-khaṇḍano vijayākṛtiḥ |
mitrabhāvī sarvamayo tamovidhvaṃsakastathā || 10||
rajassattvatamodvartī triguṇātmā trilokadhṛt |
harimāyāguṇopeto-'vyayo-'kṣasvarūpabhāk || 11||
paramātmā parañjyotiḥ pañcakṛtya-parāyaṇaḥ |
jñānaśakti-balaiśvarya-vīrya-tejaḥ-prabhāmayaḥ || 12||
sadasatparamaḥ pūrṇo vāṅmayo varado'cyutaḥ |
jīvo gururhaṃsarūpaḥ pañcāśatpīṭharūpakaḥ || 13||
mātṛkāmaṇḍalādhyakṣo madhudhvaṃsī manomayaḥ |
buddhirūpaścittasākṣī sāro haṃsākṣaradvayaḥ || 14||
mantra-yantra-prabhāvajño mantra-yantra-mayo vibhuḥ |
sraṣṭā kriyāspada-śśuddhaḥ ādhāraścakra-rūpakaḥ || 15||
nirāyudho hyasaṃrambhaḥ sarvāyudha-samanvitaḥ |
omkārarūpī pūrṇātmā āṅkārassādhya-bandhanaḥ || 16||
aiṅkāro vākprado vagmī śrīṅkāraiśvaryavardhanaḥ |
klīṅkāramohanākāro humphaṭkṣobhaṇākṛtiḥ || 17||
indrārcita-manovego dharaṇībhāra-nāśakaḥ |
vīrārādhyo viśvarūpaḥ vaiṣṇavo viṣṇurūpakaḥ || 18||
satyavrataḥ satyadharaḥ satyadharmānuṣaṅgakaḥ'
nārāyaṇakṛpāvyūha-tejaścakra-ssudarśanaḥ || 19||
|| śrī sudarśanāṣṭottaraśatanāma stotraṃ
sampūrṇam||

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