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@ (Naaoham tisthami Baikunthe...

Yoginam hrudaye na cha...

Madvakta yatro dhyayantee...

Tatra tisthami Narado...)@

The charisma and supremacy of lord Jagannath have been proved by thousands of devotees once and again.One such devotee is Ananda kautiki of Uttar pradesh .

Once Ananda was on pilgrimage. On the way to jagannathdham he decided to take rest in the house of a sabara (adibasi). During conversation the Sabara came to know about lord jagannath and asked how to get salvation . He denied to have accepted any guru mantra. The Sabara decided to accept him as guru. The Sabara was advised to obey guru's order by tribara satya (promising thrice). Anand told the gurunaam as per custom and advised him to serve any guest and brahmins by feeding them and also to listen prabhunaam (names of God) where ever possible and to first offer food/anything to Lord jagannath before taking. The Sabar requested to describe the figures of Lord Rama and Krushna & Anand described prabhu mahima and left for Puri. Thereafter once the Sabar hunted a deer,killed it and was eating the mutton without offering it to God. At once he remembered Guru's advise as well as Lord Jagannath. He was ashamed of his deed and tried to take out the meat from his throat, but in vain . Getting no other way , he tried to cut his throat by a bow. Seeing it ,Lord Jagannath appeared at once in the guise of a brahmin and stopped him . The sabara prayed the God for his darshan and lo, God appeared before him This is nothing but jagannath mahima.

Jaya Jagannath.

Kalia name mahanando

padu jharuchi makarando

se makarande moro asho

mun chharo hari toro dasa