Taking refuge in the all-pervading Viṣṇu, the devotee approaches Him as the ultimate sanctuary. It is thus that one should praise the Lord of gods, Viṣṇu, the destroyer of every affliction. In the heart, one should meditate upon Him—Viṣṇu, who embodies the five elements. O Śaṅkara, know that the worship of Vāsudeva is supreme, for it is this worship that fulfills every desire. Whoever recites this Rudra five-element worship, O noble one, attains great merit. Then, turning with devotion, the seeker addresses Viṣṇu—O bearer of conch and mace, please reveal to me the procedure for worshipping Sudarshana. Hari replies: First, one should bathe, purifying the body, and then begin the worship of Hari. With the root-mantra, one should perform the ritual of nyāsa, and now, listen to this root-mantra, for it is proclaimed to destroy all evils and to break the power of harmful mantras. Visualize Viṣṇu: gentle in aspect, crowned, holding the conch, discus, mace, and lotus. Worship Him, O great lord, with offerings of fragrance and flowers. In this way, O Rudra, whoever performs this supreme worship of the discus, Sudarshana, should afterwards recite the hymn that destroys all diseases. Offer salutations to Him who blazes with a garland of flames, whose discus has a thousand spokes, who is the eye of the world. Bow to the excellent, wondrous discus, the destroyer of all evil mantras, the weapon that protects the worlds and destroys wicked demons. Salutations to the eye whose form is light, who dispels the fear of worldly existence. Salute the one whose form is beyond the planets, the lord of the planets. Offer repeated salutations to the giver of grace and protector of devotees. Again and again, bow to the discus, the weapon of Viṣṇu. Whoever recites this hymn with supreme devotion is freed from sin, which is reduced to ashes, and becomes fit to enter Viṣṇu’s world. Thus concludes, in the Garuda Mahapurana, the thirty-third chapter describing the procedure for Sudarshana worship. Once again, the question is asked: O Hṛṣīkeśa, wielder of the mace, tell me about the worship of the gods. Hari responds: Listen, O Lord of the universe, to that by which Viṣṇu is pleased. The root mantra, O great god, is the utterance of Hayagrīva: “Oṃ sauṃ kṣauṃ, obeisance to the head,” thus united with the praṇava. Now hear the limbs of the mantra, O bull-bannered one: “Oṃ kṣīṃ, to the head, svāhā” for the head, and likewise “kṣūṃ, vaṣaṭ.” “Oṃ” joined with “ka” is known as the deity’s crest, and “Oṃ kṣauṃ, for the three eyes, vauṣaṭ”—thus is declared the deity’s eye. I will now explain the procedure of worship; listen attentively. First, after bathing and performing ācamana, proceed to the place of worship. Upon entering properly, perform the acts of drying and other necessary preparations. Then, after producing an egg, break it with the syllable “Oṃ” alone. Meditate upon Viṣṇu: white as a conch, jasmine, or the moon, shining like lotus-fiber or silver, bearing the conch, discus, mace, and lotus in His four arms. He wears a crown, earrings, and is adorned with a garland of forest flowers. Contemplate this great soul, surrounded by all the gods. Next, display the auspicious mudrās, such as those of the conch and lotus. Invoke Rudra and the deities associated with the seat. Having invoked them in the maṇḍala, worship them with the svastika and other sacred marks. Offer obeisance to Acyuta and all His attendants, and to Yamunā, the great goddess, as well as to the conch and lotus treasures. In this way, the devotee, with reverence and devotion, follows the sacred procedures to please Viṣṇu and the gods, assured of their grace and protection.