There is a Jambu tree on mount meru. The fruit of that tree pours out a silvery juice. When the juice is drunk the person is believed to relieved of decrepitude. the sun and the tree of life are usually connected in all books dealing with the origin of life and prosperity.
The name of the tree also coincides with the name of the discus. people therefore believe that it is not a coincidence that the disc is known as Sudarshana which means also the jambu tree.
Another story of the origin of Sudarshana:
The Sun God marriedSamjana the daughter of Visvakarma. Samjana complained to her father that she could not bear the radiance of the Sun. Visvakarma then put Sun in a machine and decreased his radiance. Out of the dust of the Sun produced by rotating him in the machine, Visvakarma s said to have made the discus weapon, the aerial chariot pushpaka, the trident of Siva and the Shakti, and the lance of Subramanya. The discus was given to Maha Vishnu.
Another story says that once a forest khaandava was burning. Indra showered rain on that fire. At that time the God Agni gave Sudarshana discus to Sri Krishna and the Ghandeeva bow to Arjuna to fight against Indra. Sudarshana is known as a fiery weapon agneyam. by using that the owner would be superior in battle to all, and it would return to the owner after completing its task.
it is also said that it was given by Siva to Krishna when he killed Daitya who lived in the water. Siva called it Sudarshana as no one could look at it except himself.
Sudarshana is known as Chakra Raja, Thiruvazhi Alwan, Hetiraja etc.
Once up on a time, Parvati and Parmeswara when sitting on the Ratna simhasana in Kailasa seem to have been discussing and Parvati asked Siva Which was the mantra which when repeated with sincerity would give karya siddhi i.e. success in efforts. Siva is said to have replied Sudarshana mahamantra was such a one.
Sudarshana Satakam was composed by Kura Narayana Jeer when he saw Oduvar who used to sing the Tiruvoimolzi in Srirangam was afflicted by a painful disease kanthamalai. the Jeer prayed to Sudarshana and he was cured.
Once when a village Thirupputkuzhi in Chengelpet district its people were suffering from a rare disease with high fever and many of them were dying Nigamanta Maha desikan prayed to Sudarshana with his Sudarshan Astaka stotra and the people on repeating the stotra were cured of the deadly disease. Faith is very important to follow this.
The name of the tree also coincides with the name of the discus. people therefore believe that it is not a coincidence that the disc is known as Sudarshana which means also the jambu tree.
Another story of the origin of Sudarshana:
The Sun God marriedSamjana the daughter of Visvakarma. Samjana complained to her father that she could not bear the radiance of the Sun. Visvakarma then put Sun in a machine and decreased his radiance. Out of the dust of the Sun produced by rotating him in the machine, Visvakarma s said to have made the discus weapon, the aerial chariot pushpaka, the trident of Siva and the Shakti, and the lance of Subramanya. The discus was given to Maha Vishnu.
Another story says that once a forest khaandava was burning. Indra showered rain on that fire. At that time the God Agni gave Sudarshana discus to Sri Krishna and the Ghandeeva bow to Arjuna to fight against Indra. Sudarshana is known as a fiery weapon agneyam. by using that the owner would be superior in battle to all, and it would return to the owner after completing its task.
it is also said that it was given by Siva to Krishna when he killed Daitya who lived in the water. Siva called it Sudarshana as no one could look at it except himself.
Sudarshana is known as Chakra Raja, Thiruvazhi Alwan, Hetiraja etc.
Once up on a time, Parvati and Parmeswara when sitting on the Ratna simhasana in Kailasa seem to have been discussing and Parvati asked Siva Which was the mantra which when repeated with sincerity would give karya siddhi i.e. success in efforts. Siva is said to have replied Sudarshana mahamantra was such a one.
Sudarshana Satakam was composed by Kura Narayana Jeer when he saw Oduvar who used to sing the Tiruvoimolzi in Srirangam was afflicted by a painful disease kanthamalai. the Jeer prayed to Sudarshana and he was cured.
Once when a village Thirupputkuzhi in Chengelpet district its people were suffering from a rare disease with high fever and many of them were dying Nigamanta Maha desikan prayed to Sudarshana with his Sudarshan Astaka stotra and the people on repeating the stotra were cured of the deadly disease. Faith is very important to follow this.