Sudarśana Cakra (Solar Wheel of Dharma)(सुदर्शन चक्र)
Vaiṣṇava & Pāñcarātra
"Auspicious Vision". It is the kinetic weapon of inexorable cosmic Time (Kālacakra) and supreme spiritual discernment. Rotating at the speed of thought, it slices through egoic delusion (Māyā) and preserves the structural integrity of the cosmos.
Visual Iconography & Construction
A dynamic rotating solar wheel with 108 or 1000 spokes radiating golden flames, held on the index finger of Lord Viṣṇu.
Ritual Usage & Somatic Application
Worshipped as an independent deity in South Indian temple traditions (Cakrathāḻvār) for psychic protection and eradication of severe karmic afflictions.
Philosophical & Cosmic Signification
"Auspicious Vision". It is the kinetic weapon of inexorable cosmic Time (Kālacakra) and supreme spiritual discernment. Rotating at the speed of thought, it slices through egoic delusion (Māyā) and preserves the structural integrity of the cosmos.
Canonical Sources & Vedic Citations
Ṛgveda 1.164.48, Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Ahirbudhnya Saṁhitā