Origin & Antiquity of the Cult of Lord Jagannath

By Avinash Patra

In the Rig-Veda, 10.155.3, there is mention of a Daru (log of wood) floating in the ocean. Vedic prayers have indicated for taking shelter in the Daru.

 

In spite of the fact that Acharya Sayana, the noted commentator on the Vedas, has categorically interpreted the hymn with Jagannath as the Daru floating at the sea shores, some scholars have refuted this interpretation under the argument that the hymn deals with 'Alaxmi Stava' of Arayi.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom
• Release date: Oct 8, 2011
• ISBN: 9798201148751

Avinash Patra

Avinash Patra, Sr.I, OBE,(Order of The British Empire) PC (Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council) (born 18 Oct 1990) is a Winner of British Writer of The Year 2010, and Indian-born British writer and illustrator.

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Origin & Antiquity of the Cult of Lord Jagannath

Avinash Patra

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Contents

Origin of the Cult of Lord Jagannātha-Alternative Theories

Myths and Legends of Origin and emergence of Lord Jagannath

Symbolic Representation

Epigraphic Evidence of Shri Jagannātha and The Timeline

Geography of the Jagannātha centre: The Samkha Kshetra

Metaphysical Attributes

Iconography and Physical Appearance

Reference of Shri Jagannātha in Various literary works and texts.

Origins of the Cult of Jagannath-Alternative Theories

Vedic Origin of Lord Jagannath

In the Rig-Veda, 10 .155.3, there is mention of a Daru (log of wood) floating in the ocean. Vedic prayers have indicated for taking shelter in the Daru.

In spite of the fact that Acharya Sayana, the noted commentator on the Vedas, has categorically interpreted the hymn with Jagannath as the Daru floating at the sea shores, some scholars have refuted this interpretation under the argument that the hymn deals with ‘Alaxmi Stava’ of Arayi.

Buddhist Origins

William Bruton, the first English traveler to visit Puri and to see the Jagannath temple, made certain counter-factual observation in 1633 that the image of Jagannatha "is in shape