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Jagannath Society of California Jai Jagannatha Swami ::: Nayana Patha Gaami ::: Bhavatu Me Irvine Temple, 1861 Reynolds Ave., Irvine June 24th 2017 by Jagannath Society of California Web link: http://jagasocal.org/ Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/jagasocal.org 1 2 ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା ଅଶ ାକ ଶେନା ମ ୋର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧୋ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପୋଇ ଁ| ତୁମ ମ ୋର ଗୁରୁଜନ, କୋରଣ ଁୁ ବୟସମର ମ ୋଟ | ମ ୋର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧୋ ତୁ ପୋଇ ଁଭକ୍ତି | ଆପଣଙ୍କର କୋଣିଚିଏ ଆଶୀବବୋଦ, ମ ୋ ପୋଇ ଁ ଅ ୁଲ୍ୟ ସମ୍ପଦ | ଭକ୍ତିମର ସବବଦୋ ନତ ସ୍ତକ, ତୁ ପୋଦ ତମେ | ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଆମଦଶ ଓ ଉପମଦଶ, ମ ୋ ପୋଇ ଁ ପ୍ରସୋଦ ସ ୋନ | ଭକ୍ତି ମର ପ୍ରଣୋ କରୁ ଅ ି, ସବୁ ଓଡିଆ ଗୁରୁଜନ ୋନଙ୍କୁ | ଜଗନ୍ନୋଥ, ଅଭିନ୍ନ ପ୍ରତି ୋ ଏଇ ଜଗତମର | ପର ନ ସୟ ଏଇ ଆ ବଡ ଠୋକୁର | ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧୋ କରନ୍ତି ମସ ଆ ସ ସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ | ମସ ଆ ରି ପୋଇ ଁପରମ ଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଭକ୍ତିର ୋଧ୍ୟ | ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧୋ ଉଭୟ ତୋଙ୍କରି ସୃଷ୍ଟି | ଓଡିଆ ଭୋଷୋମର ଅମନକ ମଲ୍ଖକ ଭକ୍ତିମର ମଲ୍ଖନ୍ତି କବିତୋ ଓ ଗଦୟ | ଭକ୍ତିମର ଭଜନ କୀତବନ କରନ୍ତି ବହୁତ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧୋମର | ମସ କରୁଣୋ ସୋଗର, ତୋଙ୍କରି ନିମଦବଶମର ଗଢୋଇ ନ୍ତି ଏହି ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧୋ ଭରୋ ସଂସୋର | ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ୁର୍ଚ୍ବନୋମର ଭକ୍ତ ଆଜି ଭୋବମର ବିମ୍ୋୱେ | ସୋନ ସୋନ ପିଲ୍ୋ ୋମନ, ନି ୋୟିକ ଭକ୍ତିମର ପୁଷ୍ପର ଅଞ୍ଜେି ଭରି ନତ ସ୍ତକ ପିତୋ, ୋତୋ ଓ ଠୋକୁରଙ୍କ ସ କ୍ଷମର | ଗୁରୁଜନ ୋନଙ୍କର ଆଶୀବବୋଦ ମସ ୋନଙ୍କର ଭକ୍ତିର ପ୍ରୋପୟ | ନିଷ୍ପୋପ ହୃଦୟମର ପ୍ରଭୁ ଭରିଦିଅ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧୋ ଓ ଭକ୍ତି | ପିତୋ ୋତୋ, ଜୀବନ୍ତ ଠୋକୁର | ନ ୁଇ ଁଯୋଏ ଏକ ଭକ୍ତିପୁଣବ ଧୁର ମଳୋକ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଆଗମର ତୁମ ବ ୋତୋ ଚ ପିତୋ ତୁମ ବ, ତୁମ ବ ବନ୍ଧୁ ଚ ସଖୋ ତୁମ ବ , ତୁମ ବ ବିଦୟୋ ଦ୍ରବିନଂ ତୁମ ବ, ତୁମ ବ ସବବ ମଦବ ମଦବ ପ୍ରତି ବଷବ ଆ ର ଏଇ ଭକ୍ତି ପତ୍ରିକୋ ଆକଷିତ କରୁଅ ି ନୂଆ ମଲ୍ଖକର ମଲ୍ଖନୀ | ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧୋ ଏ ପତ୍ରିକୋର ୂେଦୁଆ ଓ ଉମଦଶୟ | ଦକ୍ଷିଣ କୋଲ୍ିମ ୋର୍ଣ୍ଣିଆ ର ଓଡିଆ ବୋସୀ, ପ୍ରତିବଷବ ସହମଯୋଗ କରୁ ନ୍ତି ଓ କରିମବ ଆ ର ଏଇ ଭକ୍ତି ପତ୍ରିକୋର ଉତ୍କଷବତୋ ପୋଇ ଁ| ଜଗନ୍ନୋଥ ସ ସ୍ତଙ୍କର ଙ୍ଗେ କରନ୍ତୁ | 3 Another step forward By: Abhijit Manushree In 2017 Jagannath Society of California celebrates six year of Ratha Yatra in Irvine Mandir, Southern California. The event is flourishing year by year, with increasing number of volunteers and devotees are joining the occasion. Hard work and meticulous planning goes into organizing and executing such an event flawlessly. Without the divine blessing this probably would not have been possible. During these years, Mandir location has changed few times. However that has not been a deterrent to the determination of volunteers. We wish that this community building event continue to be a permanent fixture of Southern California. Along with the event, this magazine has become a source of knowledge sharing and inspires community members to stimulate their creativity. Jai Jagannath. Jagannath: A Symbiosis of Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Buddhism, and Tribalism By Nirode Mohanty* Jagannath, also known as Neela Madhava (Blue Stone-sapphire), was worshipped in a deep forest, by tribal chief Viswavasu, a Savara. Shri Jagannath, an incarnation of Vishnu, made a journey in the ocean in a form of a wooden log from Dwarka, Gujrat. It was established in Puri, Odisha by the King Anantavarman Chodaganga in 1161.Jagannath, Lord of the Universe, is worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists, in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Gujarat, Assam, Manipur and Tripura. He was discovered in the Mount Neela by Vidyapati, the messenger of King Indradyumna of Malwa, a great devotee of Vishnu. Vidyapati, a Brahmin, found the lustrous beautiful hill, Neela, but not Madhava. Vidyapati and his entourage camped at the Neela hill and begged Viswavasu to see his God. Viswavasu refused to show his God Neela Madhava. Viswavasu's only child Lalita fell in love with Vidyapti. They got married in a tribal way. Still Vidyapati had no luck to convince Viwavasu to see Neela Madhava. After a lot of persuasion by the married couple, Viswavasu took him with his eyes blind folded. Finally, Vidyapati saw the deity Neela Madhava and begged to take to Him and promised to keep all, puja and paddhati, worships according to tribal method of worship of Neela Madhav, but He 4 vanished. On hearing this, Indradyumna made a pilgrimage to Odisha in the quest of Neela Madhava. Viswavasu died, not finding Neel Madhava. The King prayed to Vishnu to appear before him. After a lot of prayer, fasting, and sacrifices by the king, He came back to the Puri Shore as a Daru Brahma, the wooden log. The King invited the whole world of carpenters and sculptors to make Vishnu out of the log, but no one could make it as none of them had seen Vishnu except Viswavasu, who was no more. However, three deities, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Jagannath, along with Sudarshan, had the imagery of tribalism. Buddhism and Utkaliya family tradition. Even today, Savaras and Brahmins heritages, as in several centuries, have been coalesced. The Daitapatis (custodians of the deity) claim that they are the descendants from the Brahmin Vidyapati through the Savara mother Lalita and the deities are left to their sole care during the Snana Yatra and the car festival. They also observe the funeral rites of Jagannath during Nabakalebara, occurring every 19 years. Puri, known as Purushottam Khetra, is not only a sacred place for the Vaishnavas but is also equally sacred for the Saivas, Sauras, Saktas, Ganapatyas and even for the Buddhists and the Jainas. Jagannath Dharma has uniquely assembled people of different faiths, castes and creeds under one common bond of unity in diversity. Vaishnavism and Jagannathism have differences: While Vaishnavism is traditionally about the physical, metaphysical love of Lord Krishna and Radha, Jagannathism is Universal Brotherhood, wherein two brothers stand in guard for their sister. All the deities are served healthy vegetarian meals of sixty-four dishes. Laxmi, the consort of Vishnu, is a sacred part of the temple complex, known as Laxmi mandir, is served vegetarian food that is served to Jagannath. However, during Durga puja, Vimala Devi, located in the Jagannath temple complex, is served non-vegetarian food. Though a small shrine in the temple complex, the Vimala temple is important to the Goddess-oriented Shakta and Tantric worshippers, who revere it even more than the main Jagannath shrine. Vimala is the Tantric consort of Jagannath and a guardian of the temple complex. Devotees pay respect to Vimala before worshipping Jagannath in the main temple. Food offered to Jagannath does not get sanctified as Mahaprasad until it is also offered to Vimala. Jagannath is perceived as 'Bhairav' and Vimala as 'Bhairavi'. The prevalence of Shakti cult at Puri is borne out by the discovery of Sapta Matruka image near Markandeya tank. Some Tantrik Buddhists like Indrabhuti attributed 5 Buddhahood to Lord Jagannath. The Shakta worship is part of Jagannath worship. In the Buddhist literature, Buddha is named as Nath, Jagannath, Lokanath, and Jeena, . Ashoka came to Kalinga in 261 BC, to worship Buddha in his birth place after 12 years of the Kalinga War. He was overwhelmed by brutality of the death of millions of people and rampant destruction of their homes and heathens and witnessing the river of blood. He changed from Chandashoka to Dharmashoka. The Sanskrit scholar late Prahallad Pradhan and the historian late Navin Kumar Saho have written that birthplace of Buddha is Kapilavastu, Odisha, not Nepal. The Buddhists claim that the three idols represent not Hindu gods but the “three jewels” or “tri ratnas” that are the central principles of Buddhism: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. The fourth idol—a carving of the Sudarshan chakra—sits somewhat behind the current idols. The most interesting Buddhist claim must do with an unknown substance called “Brahma” that lies inside the navel of the main idol, Jagannath. Hindus say that it was the original blue stone, but Buddhists say that this Brahma is Buddha’s tooth relic that was brought from Kushi Nagar, to Puri, where He died. The twelfth century poet Joydev calls Buddha is an incarnation of Vishnu. Jainism of the 3rd and 4th centuries, followed by Buddhism in the 5th to 7th centuries, then the Advaita philosophy propagated by Shankara in the 8th century, followed by an upsurge in Shaivism or Shiva worship in the 10th century, the king Chodaganga Deva had built the current temple of Jagannath in Puri. The prevalence of Shaivism in Puri is borne out by the existence of Shiva temples like Markandeyeshwar, Pataleshwar and Lokanath. The propagation of Vaishnavism by Ramanuja in the early part of the 12th century A.D. gave a fresh impetus to Vaishnavism in Orissa. The Ganga monarch Chodaganga Deva seems to have come under the influence of Ramanuja. Chodaganga was a Saiva and but was called as both Parama Maheswara(Shiva) and Parama Vishnu. The three images of Jagannath, Subhadra and Balabhadra represent the Jaina Trinity. Sudarshan is the Jaina symbol of Dharma chakra and Kaivalya (liberation), a term so exclusively common in Jagannath has been derived from Jaina sources. Jagannath is worshipped as God of Tantra- involving mantras, meditation, yoga, and ritual. We notice various Nyasas such as Sadanga-nyasa, Kasbadi-nyasa, Matrkanyasa, Sodha-nyasa and Mahasodha-nyasa in the daily mode of worship of Jagannath. These bear testimonies to the influence of tantrism on the cult of Jagannath. In the daily worship of Lord and at the time of Darupratistha (installation of new image), representation of Sri Yantra, Bhubaneswari, Yantra 6 and various Mandalas are also noticed. Jagannath is worshipped as Krushna Vasudeva. But due to the influence of Tantrism, Jagannath is perceived as 'Dakshin Kali', Balabhadra as 'Jyotirmayeem Tara' and Devi Subhadra as 'Adyasakti Bhubaneswari'. Jagannath is the God of many religions.
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