16/08/2025
Janmastami ( where God gives birth to himself )
|| ଦେବକୀ ଭାବରେ କୃଷ୍ଣ ଜନ୍ମ ଦେଉ ||
|| କୌଶଲ୍ୟା ରୂପରେ ରାମ ||
|| ସୁନା ଜୁଡ଼ା ବାନ୍ଧି ବାଙ୍କ ଚୁଳ ପରେ ||
|| ନାରୀ ବେଶେ ଘନ ଶ୍ୟାମ ||
Lord Krishna is considered as the 8th incarnation of the Lord Vishnu. Here in Puri though Lord Jagannath is considered as the Lord Krishna, actually, He is the mother of all incarnations.
Shree Jagannath is Avatari from whom all the Avatars take birth, according to puranas.
Therefore, Lord Krishna is also born from Lord Jagannath. The special ritual at the 12th century shrine, continued the age-old tradition.
A day before the Janmashtami, when Lord Krishna takes birth, Lord Jagannath is considered as mata Devaki and offered the “Jeuda Bhog”, a medicinal package given to the pregnant women for safe and painless delivery of the child.
It is believed that ‘Jeuda Bhoga’ provides relief to the deity from labour pain. Later, Lord Jagannath considered as mata Devaki gives birth to Lord Krishna and from the next day, he himself as Krishna do all the rituals.
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