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(87 Ans Contd...) The Chakram is also the abode of the four Vyuha Murthis: Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradhyumna and Aniruddha. The geometric form of the Sudarsana Yantram consists of six corners formed by two intersecting triangles circumscribed in a circle. The Vyuha Murthis find their abodes around the corners of the Sudarsana Chakram. Starting from the top right hand corner of the Chakram, the six vertices correspond to "A Chakram", "Vi Chakram", "Su Chakram", "Surya Chakram", "Jwala Chakram" and "Sahasrara Charkam", respectively. The Sudarsana Chakram itself is at the center of the Yantram along with Lord Narasimha. Therefore, offering prayers to the Sudarsana Chakram is equivalent to saluting Lord Narayana in Para, Vyuha, Vibhava, Archa and AntharyAmi forms. The glorification of the Lord in the Chakram form can also be found in the ShodasAyudha stotram (Chakra Rupasya ChakriNaha).
"A Chakram" arises from the relationship of the sound "A" to Lord Vishnu.
"A" is the first syllable of PraNavam (AUM) which is associated with Lord Narayana from the vedic salutation: AkAra UkAra MakAra Iti. Furthermore, ThiruppAn Azhwar's Amalanatipiran, Swami Desikan's Bhagavad Dhyana Sobanam and Munivahana Bhogam, and Narayana Bhattadripad's NarayaNeeyam commence with the syllable "A". These facts may be used to infer that "A" is VishNoraksharam.
"Vi Chakram" denotes the Akshara Vi, which is the starting Aksharam of Lord VishNu's name. Parashara Bhattar, in his VishNu Sahasranamam commentary, expounds on VishNu as: CharAchara Bhuteshu VeshaNAth Iti VishNu: Uchyathe (that which enters the sentinent and insentinent beings is called Vishnu). The Vi Chakram symbolizes this aspect of Lord VishNu.
"Su Chakram" denotes the abode of all auspicous attributes, i.e., the Kalyana GuNams of JnAna Bala, Aishwarya, Shakti, Tejas, and Vatsalya. This aspect of the Sudarsana Yantram is inferred from Swami Desikan's Sudarsana Ashtakam salutation: Nirupatsipeeta Shad GuNa. Due to the synergy between the Chakram and Lord Narayana, one is led to wonder whether the Lord's right hand is beautiful on account of being adorned by the Sudarsana Chakram or whether the touch of the Lord's hand imparts added beauty and effulgence to the Chakram.
"Surya Chakram" refers to the fact that the radiance of Sudarsana exceeds that of a thousand Adityas. Testimony in support of this fact is seen in the opening salutation of the Sudarsana Kavacham, Ambarisha's Prapatti Stotram, and the PanchAyudha stotram salutation: Sudarsanam Bhaskara Koti Tulyam.
"Jwala Chakram" refers to the spatial aspect of the Sudarsana Chakram and the association with KaalAnala, while the "Sahasrara Chakram" derives its name from the BijAksharAm for Sudarsana which is contained in the Sudarsana Kavacham.
Vedic tributes to the Sudarsana Chakram can be seen from the salutation "Shatamaka Brahma Vandita Shatapata Brahma Nandita. Great scholars seek the help of Sudarsana before engaging in debates (Pratita Vidvatsa pakshita).
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