Bhagavat Patrika · 1956 · Issue 2
Jagannath

The Mystery of Sri Jagannath

Srila Bhaktivedanta Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja1956 · Issue 21 min read
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Sri Jagannath is Krishna himself, absorbed in the overwhelming ecstasy of Radharani's love. When Krishna hears the gopis' songs of Vrindavan, his limbs withdraw, his eyes grow wide, and he becomes the form we worship as Jagannath.

जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

jagannāthaḥ svāmī nayana-patha-gāmī bhavatu me

May that Jagannath Swami be the object of my vision.

Jagannathastakam

The Chariot of the Heart

The Rath Yatra is the pulling of Krishna from Kurukshetra back to Vrindavan — the devotees, in the mood of the residents of Vraja, draw the Lord back into the intimacy of pure loving service.

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