Song to Sri Jagannath - Jagannathastakam

A meditation on Lord Jagannath, an incarnation of Sri Krishna. Every year, devotees of Krishna put their Lordships Sri Jagannath, his sister Subadhra, and his brother Baladev on a set of three giant carts. Forming a parade, they pull the carts. This pulling of the carts is called “Rathayatra.“ It represents the efforts of the devotees to allow love of Sri Jagannath to enter into our hearts. The devotees see Lord Jagannath as nondifferent from Sri Krishna, even though He may appear differently. Song: ’Jagannath astakam’ as sung by Gaurangi on her CD “Best of Gaurangi“ Lyrics and Translation: I claim the U.S. fair use law for this video, which was made for the enrichment of the public. The name Jagannath means ’the lord of the universe.’ The 8 verses of this song were said by Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and written down by Adi Sankaracarya. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, after Krishna leaves V