SaswataChetanaVolume04 2008 Jul

Saswata Chetana
Eternal Realization – Tiny Attempt to spread Lord Jagannath’s message.
Volume 4, Sri Jagannath Rath Yatra, Friday, Fourth of July 2008.
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----Editor’s Corner----
Today is auspicious Rath Yatra of Lord of the Universe celebrated in

Jagannath-Puri and different parts of the world. Jagannath-Puri is also referred
as Sri Kshetra or Neelachala dham. Rath Yatra, Festival of Chariots is a festival
when Lord Jagannath with his brother and sister goes out to meet his dear
devotees, from all walks of life, beyond social, financial and religious barriers
created by human beings. The magnanimity and generosity of the lordships to
come out and give darshan to his devotees is celebrated since thousands of
years.
In this periodic publication offering to Lord Jagannath, the attempt is to share

Lord’s appearance in the western world. Several devotional themes are written
by writers of various age groups. This volume’s theme is mostly centered
around Rath Yatra and devotional thoughts.
We would pray to Lord Jagannath, to shower blessings to the article

contributors of fourth volume of ‘Saswata Chetana’. In doing so, the article
contributors are glorifying Lord Jagannath and are helping generate awareness
among his aspiring devotees.
Humble Regards,
Lalitendu Mohanty.
Pritinanda Panda.
‘Saswata Chetana’ - Editor Volunteer.
---- Contents----
Sri Jagannath’s Manifestation in West Nitya Navina Dasi Page 3

Mad Bhaktah Yatra Gaabanti… Gayadhar Panigrahi Page 6
The Power of Belief Hemant Pradhan Page 8
Precious Stones Deepika Mohanty Page 10
The virtues of a true devotee Prajna Paramita Mohanty Page 11
Equality Shreya Mahatwo Page 14
Aj Ò]MÞdÞaÐ [ÞÒ_ÐVÞ e\ Tapati Panigrahi Page 16
Sudarshan Chakra Crossword Pritinanda Panda Page 18
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---Sri Jagannath's manifestation in West---
On a Sunny Saturday morning in June, three tastefully decorated chariots roll

along the streets of New York City with colorful eye catching canopies, fluttering
balloons and flags. A sea of people attired in traditional Indian clothes dance
and sing in gay abandon all around the chariots. From the carts, the deities of
Jagannath, Baladeva and Subhadra Maharani cast their loving glances on their
devotees. Looking at them with unblinking eyes, Their Lordships are enjoying
this exchange with their devotees.
Picture this in your mind’s eye, this is not a scene from Jagannath Puri Dham,
the devotees are not Hindus but are an amalgamation of souls in various hued
bodies from every corner of the earth. The street is not the Bada Danda or
Grand Road in Sri Jagannath puri, but Fifth Avenue in New York City. One news
paper reports about the annual ratha yatra in New York City, quoting Fifth
Avenue as "The world's most important street, in the world's most important
city." And as Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder Acharya
of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness described to his young
disciples in the early years “Jagannatha means Lord of the Universe.” It is
therefore not surprising that the Lord of the Universe chose to appear in some
of the most important cities of the world, freely distributing His mercy to
everyone as against being enshrined in one city of the world.
In his book ‘Your Ever Well Wisher’ His Holiness Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
provides a detailed account of how Their Lordships arrived for the first time in
the West, into Prabhupada’s hands and into the care of the devotees in San
Francisco. The story goes as follows: One day Mother Malati hurried into Srila
Prabhupada’s San Francisco apartment, took out a small item which she had
purchased from a Cost Plus store, and placed it in front of Srila Prabhupada for
his inspection asking him what it was. Srila Prabhupada immediately bowed his
head and folded his palms offering respects to the little figure, retorting “You
have brought Lord Jagannatha, the Lord of the Universe.” He said smiling and
bright-eyed. “He is Krishna, Thank you very much.” That was a historic moment
in the annals of ISKCON for Jagannatha had come.
Srila Prabhupada considered seeing the appearance of Lord Jagannatha in San

Francisco as the will of Krishna. He explained at length the history of
manifestation of the deities and their mood to the young hippie devotees. At the
request of Srila Prabhupada, Syamasundara Prabhu who was a sculptor was
given the task of carving 3 feet tall replicas of the deities that mother Malati had
unknowingly bought. With a sketch from Swamiji as they called Prabhupada in
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those days and with instruction on specific details, the deities of Jagannath,
Balabhadra and Subhadra Maharani manifested from 3 blocks of hardwood.
Once complete the installation ceremony was conducted in a filled room and the
freshly painted deities glanced at the devotees from Their Altar. Syamasundara
Prabhu explained to the devotees how Lord Jagannatha was very merciful in
comparison to Radha Krishna that by simply chanting Hare Krishna He could be
worshipped. Though installation of deities required trained brahmana priests
and elaborate procedures, Srila Prabhupada knew that the young hippie
devotees would not be able to maintain the standards and therefore simply
installed the deities with kirtan and candle light aarati, giving everyone a turn to
worship the deities.
In this way disregarding the social restrictions which is man-made, not based on
scriptural injunctions, (referring to not allowing non-Hindus into the main
Jagannatha temple at Puri), Srila Prabhupada started the tradition of
Jagannatha worship in the West. Srila Prabhupada knew that in order to
transform the westerners into vaisnavas they had to be purified and trained in
Deity Worship. Thus the Dhama of New Jagannath Puri was born in San
Francisco. Soon the first Ratha Yatra in any country outside of India was
organized in San Francisco by the young and dedicated disciples of Srila
Prabhupada in order to please their spiritual master and have him return to San
Francisco.
As a child Srila Prabhupada had his father Gaur Mohan De construct a cart for
him and organized a Ratha Yatra with his friends and relatives. In America, Srila
Prabhupada had first envisioned the Ratha Yatra while looking down from a
window onto the street when he glanced upon flatbed trucks and thought that it
would be ideal for the deities to ride on. Srila Prabhupada even provided a
sketch of an America style Ratha yatra with a flatbed truck, a four pillared cloth
canopy, decorated flags, bells and flower garlands, to his disciples.
Based on his instructions, with Jayananda Prabhu taking the lead a Hertz rental
truck complete with a canopy and columns was organized. Jayananda Prabhu
who was later nick named as ‘The Ratha Yatra Man,’ worked tirelessly for Srila
Prabhupada; he arranged for people to decorate the cart, got donations of fruits
and flowers, set up the sound system and even distributed the posters in the
Haight-ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. Though Jayananda Prabhu
was diagnosed with leukemia his enthusiasm to serve Srila Prabhupada was
contagious and he engaged the local bums, hippies and anyone whom he could
in the wonderful service of Ratha Yatra Festivals. Till this day on the instruction
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of Srila Prabhupada a picture of Sri Jayananda Thakura is displayed in front of
the Ratha yatra cart.
After the successful completion of the very first Ratha yatra outside India in San
Francisco, in the year 1967, when the enthusiastic devotees related the
happenings of the day to Srila Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada felt satisfied that
his disciples had successfully held a Ratha Yatra festival and attributed it to
their sincerity. Though according to the Skanda purana, the original Ratha Yatra
was held in the Satya Yuga, Srila Prabhupada made it possible even in
Kaliyuga. Now Ratha Yatras are held in many cities across the world. In several
countries like Malaysia which consists predominantly of Muslims, close to 30
Ratha yatras are held every year.
Srila Prabhupada mentions in one of his letters that Lord Jagannatha though
Krishna Himself is more merciful than Krishna and because of this reason He
personally travels on the streets once a year to grant all the people His special
benedictions irrespective of caste, creed, color or any other such material
attributes. We are eternally grateful to Srila Prabhupada for having started this
wonderful festival of bringing Lord Jagannatha into our hearts and homes, for
without him we would have been bereft of tasting the nectar of such a wonderful
and magnanimous pastime, where the Lord longs to be reunited with His
devotees.
By chanting and dancing in such Ratha Yatras one can propagate the holy
names of the lord and follow the Yuga Dharma of Sankirtana yajna established
by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself. Pulling the ropes of chariot of Lord of the
Universe, one would hope to return back to Vaikunta.
Nitya Navina Dasi, New Jersey.
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---Mad Bhaktah Yatra Gaabanti….---
One day Narada asked Bhagwan Vishnu a simple and yet thoughtful question,
“O’Lord! Please oblige me by stating your abode, I mean the place of your stay.
I am at times confused at your various statements regarding your places of
stay.”
To this the almighty answered :

“Naham Tishthami Baikunthe
Yoginam Hridaye Na cha
Mad Bhaktah Yatra Gaabanti
Tatra Tishthami Narada”
Neither I stay in Baikuntha (The abode of Vishnu) nor in the hearts of the yogis
(doing meditation seeking the blessings of Vishnu). “Narada ! I stay at the
places where my devotees pray for me”.
This event goes back to around 32 years. I was a student of Utkal University,
Bhubaneshwar, India. Due to vicinity of Lord Jagannath’s temple at Puri and
plenty of holidays available, I had the habit of often visiting the Lord’s temple.
Whatever I know regarding Lord’s temple and various other things regarding
HIM dates back to those days. It was summer during the Chandana Yatra (from
Akshaya Tritiya to Buddha Purnima, coinciding this year from 8th May 2008 to
20th May 2008).
Due to high temperature prevailing in Orissa, the deities are taken from the
temple in a procession to the holy lake of Narendra, where they play “Chapa”.
Chapa is a decorated boat where the representative of Lord Jagannath -
Madanmohan is placed, bathed and applied chandan (sandal paste) to have a
cooling effect during the high heat period. The celebration lasts for few hours
during evening and the lord returns to the temple usually late at night, after
which other Nitis (rituals) such as offering night prasad etc. are performed.
On one such day I and some of my friends from Puri had darshan of Chapa at
Lake Narendra and returned to the temple. We went to an open place adjacent
to Kalpavriksha (the banyan tree that fulfills your desire) where a group of 7 to 8
performers were sitting with musical instruments and singing bhajan. A lady
started singing and playing on the harmonium herself the famous Oriya bhajan
“Ahe Nila Shaila, Prabala matta barana……”(O Blue Hill (Neelachala hill)!
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Mighty wild elephant, May you ravish and trample the lotus forest of my longing
soul! O Blue Hill!)
Such was the magic of her tone that the audience started to increase. Then she
sang the 2nd bhajan ”Dinabandhu ehi ali shrichhamure, sriranga charana sebare
mo mana rahi thau nirantare ….” (O’Lord! This is my humble prayer before you,
please bless me to serve at your lotus feet all the times.)
The last stanza of the bhajan runs thus:

“Bara mase tera jata dekhuthibi srikshetre hoi bhikari (begger),Sadhu
santhankara bolai kinkara chakhuthibi madhukari.”(By giving me a birth of a
begger at Sri Kshetra (Jagannath-Puri), I can see 13 festivals in 12 months and
eat the remnants of saints in this dham).
In this famous prayer the lady singer had substituted the underlined word bhikari
(begger) with Mahari. Maharis are dev dasis, who perform dance before the lord
Jagannath and other deities in the night just before the lords retire. The maharis
die unmarried. I could not follow as to why the word bhikari was substituted by
mahari. As the last stanza of the bhajan was going on, tears were rolling down
her cheeks and the atmosphere was fully charged with emotion at her
enchanting voice and action.
I enquired as to who the lady was? Somebody told me that the lady was a
sweeper, who regularly sweeps the Badadanda (Grand Road of Sri Kshetra
from Main Temple to Gundicha Temple) in front of the Aruna Stambha (sun
gods pillar). It was also her habit, as duty bound, to come to the temple daily to
that particular place and recite bhajan and play harmonium.
I was stunned to hear this!! The bhajan ended. People left one by one. I waited
for the lady. She started to leave. I came near her and thanked her for singing
such a beautiful bhajan. I wanted to know the reason for substituting the word
bhikari by mahari. The lady looked at me. I don’t know what she felt.
She told in a mild voice “Babu (Sir!), in this life I am a sweeper by birth. He(God)
has blessed me to sing HIS glory. This is enough for me in this life. I pray at the
feet of lard Jagannath to give a rebirth as a mahari (Dev-dasi) in my next life, so
that I can dance before him singing his glories.” After stating this, she again
wept inconsolably and went away.
I stood spellbound. What a pious lady and what a sublime thought. It reminded
in me “Mad bhaktah jatra gaabanti tatra tishthami Narada…”. I was feeling the
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presence of God. I prayed, Mahabahu! (Lord Jagannath) May you grant the
prayers of the lady. I feel, the prayer of the lady must have been granted since
HE IS BHABAGRAHI, who grants bhaba, meaning will. The name of the
sweeper, I came to know later, was Laxmi.
Just before coming to America, I had been to Jagannath-Puri. I inquired from an

elderly priest the whereabouts of Laxmi. The Panda answered that he knew
Laxmi and she is no more… I looked at the round eyes of lord Jagannath and
wished the sweeper laxmi must have been born as a mahari by now.
Gayadhar Pangrahi, Bhubaneshwar India.
---- The Power of Belief----
Once upon a time, there was sage who was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu.
The sage used to meditate in his ashram in the woods. He had a servant named
Maku. Maku used to cook food for the sage and take care of the ashram. Maku
was a simple person and he could never get influenced by the sage's devotion
and worshipping and didn't quite make much sense to him. He was unaware of
spirituality and devotion. The sage was often unhappy with Maku because of his
ignorance.
One day, the sage called Maku and said sarcastically, "I am going out of
ashram for a couple of days. You offer Bhoga to Lord Vishnu before having your
food. But I don't think Lord is going to accept food from a sinner like you."
Next day, Maku cooked food and was getting ready to have lunch. He called
"Oh Lord Vishnu, my master has asked to call you before taking food. Do come
and eat". Lord Vishnu appeared and had food with him. Being ignorant of who
Vishnu was, Maku didn't care much.
The next day, again Maku called Lord Vishnu after getting ready for the lunch.
Then he saw Lord Vishnu with Goddess Laxmi. Maku hummed, "this time one
more.”
Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi started eating food with Maku.
In the meantime, the sage returned from his trip, and couldn't believe his eyes
seeing Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi having lunch with Maku. Seeing the
sage, they disappeared.
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The sage asked Maku surprisingly, "You have never uttered Lord's name from
your mouth before. How could you make the Lords come and eat with you?
Maku said, "Oh Master, I didn't know who Lord Vishnu was. But I called him
since you had insisted and believed he would come. But I didn't know that after
getting free food, he would bring along his wife".
The sage embraced Maku with tears in his eyes and said, "I couldn't do with my
years of meditation and worshipping, what you did with your simple belief and
Clean heart".
Hemant Pradhan, New Jersey.
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---Precious Stones---
In a small town, there was person, whose name was Hari. Everyday he had to
take a ferry to cross a small river to get to his place of work. One day Hari was
working all day and was tired. To reach home, he had to cross the small river.
There was no ferry available so he sat down on the sand to wait for a ferry to
arrive. The sun had set and the moon was playing hide and seek with the
clouds in the dark sky.
Then suddenly he found a small cloth bag under his hand. Inside the bag he
found tiny pebbles. The bag was full of tiny pebbles. So in darkness he couldn’t
see it. So he thought it must be an ordinary stones. So he started tossing the
pebble one after other into the water. Dawn broke, but no ferry had yet come. In
the first rays of the sun, he glanced into the palm of his hand, which held the
last pebbles from the pouch.
He was astounded to see in his palm, a sparkling white diamond! Then he

realized what a blunder he had committed in the dark blanket of night he had
tossed a whole bagful of diamonds into the river!
Most of us are like Hari. We toss away precious moments and opportunities that
come our way during the course of our lives. By the time we realize the value of
those, it’s already too late.
We waste our lives in the dark, without realizing the value of this gift of human
life that God has given to us. In our daily life we are so much blind folded that
we fail to recognize the opportunity given by the Lord to come close to him. We
fail to value the gifts he has given to us. By the time we realize it’s too late!
“Ignorance is the most important cause of sorrow.”
“Only with God’s name (nama smaranam) we can cross this ocean of life. That
is the Diamond for us.”
Deepika Mohanty, New Jersey.
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----Bhagavad Gita Section----
---The Virtues of a true Devotee---
BG 12.13.14: One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities,
who does not think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego, who is equal
in both happiness and distress, who is tolerant, always satisfied, self controlled
and engaged in devotional services with determination, his mind and
intelligence fixed on Me - such a devotee of mine is very dear to Me.
The virtues of a true devotee of the Lord are multi-faceted. It is therefore a very
difficult task to put forth the personality of such a blessed person in mere words.
A true devotee of the Lord is never envious of anyone that he comes across. He
is never disturbed by the material belongings or the material wealth
accumulated by any person, because material wealth is never a matter of any
importance to a true devotee. He is rich with the wealth of true devotion. He is
rich with the wealth of Lord's supreme blessing and being the center of the
lord's divine affection.
A true devotee is also a true friend of all living creatures on this earth
irrespective of all factors that might try to distract his loyalty towards them. He
helps them all at the time of need to his best capability. Being kind hearted is his
second nature. He cannot help his tears when he sees any fellow living being in
distress. He identifies himself or herself, with the sorrows of all other living
entities and this inherent realization of the pain of others propels him to lend a
helping hand to a needy creature to come out of its troubles.
He is a true devotee to the real sense who never takes any pride in organizing
and mobilizing fellow beings, guiding them on the path of devotional services.
Directing fellow human beings on the supreme path of pure devotion is a noble
deed to do. But in doing so, a true devotee never acknowledges his own
contributions. He always attributes it to the mercy of the Lord.
Rising above one's own sense of self achievement in doing something is what
shunning false ego is all about. This describes the quality of a true devotee to
some extent, for he never nurtures any feeling of greatness about himself in
whatever he does and whatever he achieves in his life. The all merciful Lord
bestows eternal happiness in his life - such is his belief. And happiness to a true
devotee is neither the accumulation of worldly treasures nor is it his personal
achievements in life, but the work he does in rendering his services to the Lord
and in convincing his fellow men to do so.
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Happiness and sadness are like the two faces of the coin whose name is life. If
happiness defines one phase of our life, sadness rules over another phase.
None of the two aspects is permanent in our lives. If we are surrounded by
sorrows from all sides at a particular time in our lives, there is nothing to be
perturbed or feel depressed about because it’s not going to stay forever.
Happiness is bound to follow in some form or other in a short while. Such is the
thought process of a true devotee. Therefore he is always undeterred by
situations or phases in his life for he knows that nothing is eternal in this life
other than the blessings and the fathomless mercy of the Lord. Maintaining a
calm and peaceful demeanor in both happiness and sorrow personifies a true
devotee.
There exist no enemies in the divine world of a true devotee. His surroundings,
both internal and external are devoid of any vile entity. He is tolerant towards
one and all. He never accuses anyone of committing anything wrong to him for
he thinks of it as a result of his own wrongdoings, his own sins that he has
committed in the past, in this birth or his previous births. He thinks of himself as
a privileged soul to have to undergo far less punishment than what he rightfully
deserves as a consequence of his misdeeds. Since tolerance and not hatred
rules his consciousness, there is no sense of revenge in his heart or mind
towards anyone who does anything against him.
Self contentment is that ethereal feeling of the mind and the heart which brings
a sense of absolute satisfaction in human life. Leading a content and satisfied
life is what a true devotee does. There is no craving for any worldly substance,
so there is no rush in such a person's life to achieve something by proper or
improper means. Contentment and satisfaction can be drawn from the ultimate
realization of the mind that there is no greater possession in this world than
spiritual consciousness.
Keeping the heart, the body and the mind under control is what the great sages
have been practicing since ages. If God consciousness rules every aspect of
human life, then there remains no possibility of anyone going astray or getting
diverted from the spiritual path. Being self controlled, being balanced in all sorts
of adverse conditions is a unique trait of a true devotee of the Lord. This
transcendental trait keeps him away from vices like anger, hatred and jealousy
towards others.
There is no bigger task for a true devotee than being occupied with devotional
activities with optimum dedication. Whatever he thinks, whatever he does, he
regulates it all keeping the supreme Almighty as the center point of focus. His
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thought process, his deeds, his endeavors are inseparable from God
consciousness. He is a great exponent of knowledge, is the epitome of
intelligence for there can be no greater knowledge and intelligence than God
consciousness, but all his intellectualism is targeted towards the Lord. Mingling
one's own existence with the omniscient Almighty defines the true identity of a
devotee.
True devotion and divine blessing go hand in hand. Where one is present, the
other also exists there. They complement each other. If the devotee is truthful
and dedicated in his service to the Lord, the Lord also showers his blessing and
affection on him infinitely. Such a devotee enjoys close proximity with the Lord.
The all merciful eyes of the omnipresent Lord are always kind to such a devotee
thereby empowering him to dedicate himself even more in the service of the
Lord.
Prajna Paramita Mohanty, New Jersey.
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----Our Children’s Section----
---Equality---
Once upon a time there was a maid servant whose name was Sriya. Though
she was born to a lower caste, she was an ardent devotee of Lord Jagannath
and Mother Laxmi.
Every day she used to worship Lakshmi Narayan with true devotion. She used
to get up early in the morning, finish her daily activities and clean her entire
house. She would pluck lots of lotus flowers from a nearby pond and decorate
her altar. She will start meditating on the lotus feet of Laxmi Narayan for hours
in the early morning when her neighbors were still sleeping.
One fine Thursday morning, Mother Lakshmi took a stroll and paid a visit to her
devotees near Sri Mandir area. After taking Lord Jagannath’s permission she
went to meet the devotees. Surprisingly she found everyone sleeping in the bed
and could not find a clean house. There was no sign of Mangala Aarati or any
hymns or chanting of Sri Hari’s glories. Finally she came across Sriya’s small,
nice and clean cottage. The entrance was clean, nicely decorated with flowers
and colorful arts (Rangoli) to welcome the deities. Mother Laxmi was pleased
and stepped into her house.
Mother Laxmi was touched by Sriya’s devotion. She appeared herself in her
own form and gave darshan to Sriya. She granted Sriya opulence and returned
to the temple.
Those days lower cast people were considered as untouchables and were not
allowed to take part in any rituals inside the temple. No body used to go to lower
caste people’s house as they were treated as untouchables. Lord Baladev came
to know about Mother Laxmi’s visit to a lower caste person’s house and became
very angry. According to Him, after entering in to a lower caste person’s house
Mother Laxmi also became an untouchable. He was so angry that he ordered
Lord Jagannath not to allow goddess of fortune to enter into the temple.
For Lord Jagannath, his elder brother’s order is supreme. As he could not
convince his elder brother, with a broken heart he requested Mother Laxmi to
leave the temple. Mother Laxmi is no other than goddess of fortune, wherever
she goes there is fortune. She decided to leave SriMandir and reside in a new
palace near Sea shore. Before leaving she cursed the Lord for favoring caste
systems in the society.
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As soon as she left, the whole temple was empty. There was no Bhoga to offer,
no dress to wear and not even a single servitor to serve both the brothers. The
divine brothers who used to own the whole universe had nothing left with them.
They suffered so much that they didn’t get water to drink or wash their face.
They suffered like this for twelve years. Balahadra realized when Mother Laxmi
was around, both the brothers used to enjoy fifty six varieties of item each day.
They used to eat so much bhoga that some days even there won’t be any time
to wash hands between offerings. Mother Laxmi used to take care of everything.
Both of them realized Mother Laxmi’s importance.
Finally both of them came across the same beautiful palace near the sea shore
and decided to go inside. The servants of the palace informed that the owner of
the palace is an untouchable woman. Initially both the brothers were hesitant to
dine in an untouchable’s house. Later on Lord Balabhadra decided to give up
his restriction on caste and accepted the offering. Soon both the brothers
realized that the bhoga was prepared by no other than mother Laxmi and were
very happy. Baladev requested his little brother to bring Mother Laxmi back to
Sri Mandir.
Mother Laxmi had one condition for returning back to the temple. To honor her
condition, Lord Jagannath ordered that there won’t be any restriction between
the devotees. Every one will be allowed inside the temple, offer prayer and
enjoy Maha Prasad. Starting from Brahmin to any lower cast people can relish
Maha Prasad served in one plate.
The moral of this story is everybody is equal in the eyes of Lordships.
Shreya Mahatwo, New Jersey.
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Tapati Panigrahi, Bhubaneswar, India.
(Editors Note: Rath Yatra is colloquially known as Ghosha Yatra, from the word
Nandighosha - the name of the chariot of Lord Jagannath. Every year Lord
Jagannth along with his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Maa Subhadra goes out
to meet his dear devotees from all walks of life. Devotees pull the ropes of the
chariots to Gundicha temple symbolizing inviting the Lordships to their hearts)
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----Sudarshan Chakra Crossword----
1 4 6 8
2 15 12
16
17 10
13
11 14
Across
1) What is the name of the ceremony on which Lord Jagannath enters into Puri
temple after his 9 days vacation trip from aunt’s house? (11)
3) What is the name of the ropes of Lord Jagannath’s chariot? (11)
5) In which temple, Lord Chaitanya would stay during two weeks of Anavasara
from Snan Yatra to Rath Yatra in separation from Lord Jagannath? (8)
7) A glimpse of which form of the deities release from the cycle of birth and
death. (6)
9) What is the two weeks of isolation period on which the deities take rest after
Snan Yatra? (9)
11) The deities are decorated with a crown of flowers which is known as? (5)
13) What is the name of the flag of Baladev’s chariot? (6)
15) On which Hindu calendar month is Rath Yatra celebrated? (6)
17) How many horses are installed in each chariot? (4)
Down
1) What is the name of the festival which marks the first appearance of the
deities after Snan Yatra? (10)
2) Who is the charioteer of Lord Jagannath’s cart? (6)
4) Who is the charioteer of Maa Subhadra’s cart? (6)
6) Who are the servitors to carry the lords in a swinging fashion to the carts? (5)
8) What is the name of the ropes of Lord Baladev’s chariot? (6)
10) What is the name of the temple to which Lord Jagannath visits every year
during Rath Yatra? (7)
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12) What is the name of Maa Subhadra’s chariot? (9)
14) To which dear relative’s house Lord Jagannth visits each year? (4)
16) In how many days Lord Jagannath’s entire Rath Yatra is completed (4)
1 4 6 8
N I L A D R I B I J E
2 15 12
E D R A S H A R H D
16
T A N J I S E
17 10
R H I U T F O U R G V
13
O U N N A N I K U A
11 14
T K E A T A H I A N D
3
S A N K H A C H U D A
5
A L A R N A T H N I L
7
V A M A N A T C A
9
A N A V A S A R A A N
Pritinanda Panda, New Jersey.
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From,
Saswata Chetana.
10 Kinross Court,
Edison, NJ 08817.
To.
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Saswata Chetana

Eternal Realization – Tiny Attempt to spread Lord Jagannath’s message.

Volume 4, Sri Jagannath Rath Yatra, Friday, Fourth of July 2008.

Today is auspicious Rath Yatra of Lord of the Universe celebrated in

In this periodic publication offering to Lord Jagannath, the attempt is to share

We would pray to Lord Jagannath, to shower blessings to the article

Sri Jagannath’s Manifestation in West Nitya Navina Dasi Page 3

On a Sunny Saturday morning in June, three tastefully decorated chariots roll

Srila Prabhupada considered seeing the appearance of Lord Jagannatha in San

Nitya Navina Dasi, New Jersey.

To this the almighty answered :

The last stanza of the bhajan runs thus:

Just before coming to America, I had been to Jagannath-Puri. I inquired from an

Gayadhar Pangrahi, Bhubaneshwar India.

---- The Power of Belief----

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He was astounded to see in his palm, a sparkling white diamond! Then he

Deepika Mohanty, New Jersey.

Prajna Paramita Mohanty, New Jersey.

The moral of this story is everybody is equal in the eyes of Lordships.

Shreya Mahatwo, New Jersey.

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