Book: Sat Granth Sahib
Chapter: Rag Bilawal
Topic: Story of Supach Sudarshan blowing conch shell
Page: 862
Author: Saint Garibdas Ji

Rag Bilawal

Supach Sudarshan Story

Vyanjan chhateeson parosiya, jahaan Draupadi raani |
Bin aadar satkaar ke, kahee shankh na baani ||
Panch giraasi baalmik, panchae bar bole |
Aage shankh panchaayan, kapaat na khole ||

Bole Krishna mahabali, tribhuvan ke saja |
Baalmik prsaad se, shankh akhand kyon na baaja ||
Draupadi seti Krishna Dev, jab aise bhaakha |
Baalmik ke charno ki, tere na abhilaasha ||

Prem panchaayan bhookh hai, ann jag ka khaaja |
Oonch neech Draupadi kaha, shankh akhand yoon nahin baaja ||
Baalmik ke charno ki, laii Draupadi dhaara |
Akhand Shankh panchaayan baajiya, kan-kan jhankaara ||

At that time, Shri Krishna thought that even after this Mahatma Sudarshan’s having food, why did the conch shell not blow continuously? Then he saw with his divine vision. Then he said to Draupadi, “Draupadi, every being sleeps after having plain food in his house. You have developed conceit in your mind by preparing good food. A religious rite (yagya, hawan, paath[1]) performed without respectful treatment is not successful. And what do you think of this simple man? He is Purna Brahm (Complete God). Even the three loks (worlds) are not equivalent to his one hair. You have thought ill about this Greatman in your mind because of which your inner-self has become dirty. By his having food, this conch shell would have made a sound upto heaven and the entire brahmand would have resounded. Now this has only sounded five times so that your misconception is cleared because by consumption of food by any other sage, it did not even budge. Now clearing your mind and considering Him to be Complete God, you may wash His feet and drink that water, so that the dirt (sin) of your heart is removed.

At that very moment, accepting her fault Draupadi asked for forgiveness from the saint and washing Swapach Sudarshan’s (a householder) feet with her own hands made charnamrit (foot-nectar). She started drinking the water filled with dust. When she had drunk half of it, God Krishna said, “Draupadi, give some nectar to me too so that I may also be blessed.” Saying this Krishna ji drank the rest of the foot-nectar. At that very moment, that five-faced conch shell blew so loudly that its sound went upto heaven. It kept on blowing continuously for a long time. Then that yagya of the Pandavs became successful.