by Madhu | sij. 27, 2016 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
Once Jayadeva Goswami desired to offer his masterpiece Gita Govinda in the form of a garment to Jagannath Swami. Some weavers from the village of Kenduli agreed to weave the verses of Gita Govinda on cloth provided that Jayadeva sang it while they worked. While...
by Madhu | sij. 26, 2016 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
Once there was a brahmana who lived just next to Lord Jagannath temple in Puri. Everyday he used to supply water to the temple but not even once did he went to have the darshan of the Lord in the temple. When somebody asked him why he is not entering into the temple...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
The glory of Puri Dham or the ancient Purusottama Kshetra is vividly described in the Utkal Khanda of Skanda Purana. The story of Rishi (Sage) Markandeya discovering this Kshetra at the time of Pralaya (Dissolution of the Universe) can be found there. The story goes...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
The Baisi [22] Pahacha [steps] which connects the Lion’s gate (Singhadwara Gumuta) to the 2nd gate (Baisi Pahacha Gumuta) inside the temple has long since been considered an important part of the Sri Jagannath temple. Though the exact time of its construction is not...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
King Indradyumna of Avanti had travelled to Purusottama Kshetra with a hope to have a vision of Lord Purusottama (Vishnu). When he arrived there and experienced the sacredness of the place he decided to reside there for the rest of his life worshiping the Lord. He...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
The importance of making pilgrimages to holy places is known to all. However, the divine favor a person is sure to get by visiting the Nilgiri Hill is doubtlessly rarest, since it gives liberation from the worldly bondage and sometimes with the grace of Lord...
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by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
According to Skanda Purana, the idol of Lord Neela Madhav [Lord Purusottama], an earlier form of Lord Jagannath used to be worshipped by some tribal people and their chieftain Vishwavasu. However, the Purana does not give an account of when and how the tribe became...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
He was the son of the Muslim warrior Lalbeg, who served under Raja Man Singh in the Mogul army. While he was in Danda Mukundpur near Pipili, this warrior saw a beautiful brahmana widow called Lalita who was taking bath in the village pond; he kidnapped and married...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
Long, long ago there was a panda in Puri named Arjun Mishra. Every day he used to read the whole Bhagavadgita. Because he spent a lot of his time studying the Gita, and due to his unflinching faith, the local people called him Gita Panda. He was a great devotee of...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
There was once a great devotee of Lord Ramachandra named Raghu Dasa. He lived in Puri under a big umbrella near the Lion Gate of the Jagannath temple. Once when he went to see Lord Jagannath he saw Rama, Laxman, and Sita on Jagannath’s altar. From that day on he...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
Once there was drought in his area, and people were dying due to want of food. Bhandu Mohanty went to some villages to beg alms, but the people had no food even for themselves—how could they give alms to Bandhu Mohanty? He returned to his house without any food, all...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
Pandas from Puri visit all over India and act as a conduit between Lord Jagannath and the people who cannot visit Puri and see Jagannath on the ratna vedi. The pandas take the prasad and pass them to the people who cannot visit and bring their offerings back to...
by Madhu | tra. 26, 2015 | Stories about Lord Jagannath
One of our Oriya Vaishnava preachers was Balarama Dasa.He is called “Mutta Balarama” or “Passionate Balarama” as he used to get passionate while taking His name.He is the author who wrote “Laxmi Purana” in Oriya. You must have heard the story of Sriya Chandaluni. This...
