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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 19]
TRANSLATION
Cruel and savage slogans were uttered by hosts of ruffian Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, who all either marched on foot or rode on horses, elephants or chariots.
TEXT 22
प्रादुष्कृतानां मायानामासुरीणां विनाशयत् । सुदर्शनास्त्रं भगवान् प्रायुङ्क्त दयितं त्रिपात् ॥२२॥
prāduṣkṛtānām māyānām āsurīṇām vināśayat sudarśanāstram bhagavān prāyuṅkta dayitam tripāt
prāduṣkṛtānām—displayed; māyānām—the magical forces; āsurīṇām—displayed by the demon; vināśayat—desiring to destroy; sudarśana-astram—the Sudarśana weapon; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prāyuṅkta—threw; dayitam—beloved; tripāt—the enjoyer of all sacrifices.
TRANSLATION
The Lord, the personal enjoyer of all sacrifices, now discharged His beloved Sudarśana, which was capable of dispersing the magical forces displayed by the demon.
PURPORT
Even famous  yogīs  and demons can sometimes enact very magical feats by their mystic power, but in the presence of the Sudarśana  cakra , when it is let loose by the Lord, all such magical jugglery is dispersed. The instance of the quarrel between Durvāsā Muni and Mahārāja Ambarīṣa is a practical example in this matter. Durvāsā Muni wanted to display many magical wonders, but when Sudarśana  cakra  appeared, Durvāsā himself was afraid and fled to various planets for his personal protection. The Lord is described here as  tripāt , which means that He is the enjoyer of three kinds of sacrifices. In  Bhagavad-gītā  the Lord confirms that He is the beneficiary and enjoyer of all sacrifices, penances and austerities. The Lord is the enjoyer of three kinds of  yajña . As further described in  Bhagavad-gītā , there are sacrifices of goods, sacrifices of meditation and sacrifices of philosophical speculation. Those on the paths of  jñāna ,  yoga  and  karma  all have to come in the end to the Supreme Lord because