154 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 5
trailokya-gopaya visuddha-varcase
mano-javayadbhuta-karmane grne

namah—al! respectful obeisances unto you; su-ndbha—O you who
have an auspicious hub; akhila-dharma-setave—whose spokes are con-
sidered to be a breech of the entire universe; hi—indeed; adharma-
Sila—who are irreligious; asura—for the demons; dhiima-ketave —unto
you who are like fire or an inauspicious comet; trailokya—of the three
material worlds; gopdya—the maintainer; visuddha—transcendental;
varcase—whose effulgence; manah-javéaya—as speedy as the mind;
adbhuta—wonderful; karmane—so active; grne—I simply utter.

TRANSLATION

O Sudarsana, you have a very auspicious hub, and therefore you
are the upholder of all religion. You are just like an inauspicious
comet for the irreligious demons. Indeed, you are the maintainer
of the three worlds, you are full of transcendental effulgence, you
are as quick as the mind, and you are able to work wonders. I can
simply utter the word “‘namah,”’ offering all obeisances unto you.

PURPORT

The disc of the Lord is called Sudarsana because he does not discrimi-
nate between high and low criminals or demons. Durvasé Muni was cer-
tainly a powerful braéhmana, but his acts against the pure devotee
Maharaja Ambarisa were no better than the activities of asuras. As stated
in the Ssdstras, dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam: the word dharma
refers to the orders or laws given by the Supreme Personality of God-
head. Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja: real
dharma is surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Therefore real dharma means bhakti, or devotional service to the Lord.
The Sudarsana cakra is here addressed as dharma-setave, the protector
of dharma. Maharaja Ambarisa was a truly religious person, and conse-
quently for his protection the Sudarsana cakra was ready to punish even
such a strict brahmana as Durvasa Muni because he had acted like a
demon. There are demons even in the form of brahmanas. Therefore the
