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and published by Orissa State Museum (published in 2 parts in 1974 and 1994) All such texts except 'Surisarvasva' have broadly dealt with the puja systems of Sri Jagannath only, but there are no ancient independent ritual texts exhibiting the detailed mode of worship of Sri Balabhadra and Subhadra. Even though there are some independent temples of Balabhadra / Baladev in some places of Orissa, which are of later origin, the Pujaks thereof state that they follow the similar mode of worship to that of Puri temple. One small text 'Surisarvasvokta Sri Basudev Pujapaddhatih' compiled by Pandit Sri Jameswara Mishra Sharma around fifty years back exhibit the puja system of only Sri Balabhadra. The Tantric texts of other states of India, which have much similarity with the puja system of Sri Jagannath, are 'Saradatilak' and 'Karmadipika'. Saradatilak of Laxman Desika seems to be a composition of middle of the 10th century. The mode of worship of Srikrishna- Trailokyamohan, recommended in this work has much similarity with the worship of Purusottama Jagannath and it is compatibility to the religious notions of Orissa. 'Karmadipika' of Kesava Bhatt Kashmirika, a follower of Nimbarka School of Visnuism, is a composition of 14th century. This text is more authoritative on the worship of Gopal Krishna with the eighteen-syllabic and ten-syllabic Mantras. It does not accept Radha as the consort of Krishna but considers Rukmini and Satyabhama as His legitimate wives. The influence of 'Karmadipika' on the Puja system of Jagannath is much more than any other text. In the entire Pancaratra there is only one text i.e. 'Parasara Samhita' that mentions about Sri Jagannath of Purusottam Khetra. As in the 'Jagannath Khetramahatmya' of 'Skanda Puran', Orissa Review June - 2009 18 the Parasara Samhita quotes the integrated form of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra. - 'Jagannatheti bamangam Balaramardharupinam / Subhadrakhya- Mahalaxmi rupasardhangabeshinam // xxxx Tam paraparamabyaktam namami Purusottamam '.// Here Goddess Subhadra has been accepted as Goddess Laxmi, who blesses the world with auspicious boons. Feeling of a common man - When a normal devotee hears the puja proceedings in Jagannath temple, he feels that the puja mantras are partly Vedic, partly Tantric and partly Puranic. The Vedic part is the use of 'Om', at the initiation of the puja -mantra; the Tantric part is the use of 'Klim' for Jagannath - 'Hrim' for Subhadra, 'Slim' for Balabhadra after utterance of 'Om'. The Puranic part is - Krishna - Jagannath, Basudev - Balabhadra, Bhubaneswari - Subhadra. Sudarshan is formless, Turiya (gap between two recitation of Om), He is considered as 'Jyotibrahma'. System of worship followed at present - The seriatim of puja (Pujakrama) is almost equal in respect of all the major deities placed on the Ratnasimhasan. Only we find variation in the Mulamantra, Devata Nyasa, Pitha Nyasa, Mantra Nyas and Murtipanjar Nyas mantras in respect of each of them, those are exhibited in the following chart. As regards the Avarans (Associates) of each deity, the factual position has been explained just below the chart worked out. So far as the Bhuta Suddhi, Pranab; Pran Pratistha, Martka Nyasa are concerned, the basic mantras are the guidelines. The Upacara puja includes 16 Upacaras starting from Asana to Vandana as exhibited in the succeeding paragraphs. Dhyan mantras of all the four deities are incorporated in the last paragraph of this article.
Orissa Review June - 2009 Balabhadra Subhadra Jagannath References Basudev Puja Paddhati Bhubaneswari Puja Gopalarchana Puja Paddhati Paddhati Mantra Dwadasakhyar Basudev Ekakhyari Bhubaneswari Astadasakhyar Mantra Mantra Gopal Mantra 'Om Namo Bhagabate "Hrim'' 'Om Klim Krishnaya Vasudevaya' Govindaya Gopijan Ballavaya' Devata Nyasa Srikanthadi Nyasa Kala Nyasa Keshavadi Nyasa Pitha Nyasa -do - - do - - do - Mantra Nyasa Basudev Mantra Bhubaneswari Mantra Gopal Mantra Murtipanjar Nyasa - do - - do - - do - Bibhuti Panjar Nyasa As regards Sri Sudarshan there is a specific mantra, He is referred to as a thousand - spoked one Sahasrara. - 'Om Sahasrara Hum Phat'. His puja includes the violent aspects of Vishnu and contain many elements of worship of Narasimha. Abaranas (Associates) of the deities - After completion of bath, offering of clothes, sacred threads, ornaments, flowers and sandal pastes etc. to the main four deities, the puja of their Abarans are to be undertaken. This is the worship of the associates of the deities, who surround them in shape of a circle. Seven Abaranas of Sri Jagannath - (1) His close friends in 1st Abarana - Dama, Sudam, Vasudam and Kinkini.(2) 2nd Abarana - Hrdaya, Siras, Sikha, Kavaca and Astra portion of the Mulamantra.(3) 3rd Abarana - Eight wives of Srikrishna (4) 4th Abarana - Real and foster parents of Krishna, Balabhadra, Subhadra; cowherds and Cow - mandeis. (5) 5th Abarana - Five Kalpavrksas, celestial Vrindavana. (6) 6th Abarana - Eight Bhaktas, disciples of Krishna. (7) 7th Abarana - Digpals with their weapons, vahans (carriers) and family members. 19 Seven Abaranas of Sri Balabhadra -(1) 1st Abarana -Twelve syllabic mulamantra, (2) 2nd Abarana -12 Vishnus connected with 12 months - Keshav, Narayan, Madhab, Govind, Vishnu, Madhusudan, Tribikram, Baman, Sridhar, Hrsikesa, Padmanabha and Damodar, (3) 3rd Abarana -12 corresponding Shaktis - Kirti, Kanti, Tusti, Pusti, Dhrti, Ksanti, Kriya, Daya, Medha, Harsa, Saraddha and Lajja, (4) 4th Abarana - four Atmas, (5) 5th Abarana - Balabhadra Himself in the middle, (6) 6th Abarana - All Digpals with their weapons (7) 7th Abarana - Ayudhas of Balabhadra. Seven Avaranas of Subhadra -(1) 1st Avarana - Monosyllabic Mantra 'Hrim', (2) 2nd Abarana - on east, south, west, north of Her- Gagan, Rakta, Karalika, Mahatsukama, (3) 3rd Abarana - on six corners of hexagon, from east clockwise- Gayatri, Savitri. Visnu, Saraswati, Siva and Brahma, (4) 4th Abarana - on 8-petals of the first lotus -Anangakusuma, Anangakusumatura, Bhubanpalika, Gaganvesika, Sasirekha, Gaganrekha, Karali and Vikarali, (5) 5th Abarana - 16 deities on 16-petalled lotus, from eastern side moving clockwise -Uma,
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