जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे

Jagannāthāṣṭakam

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Translation

"May Jagannatha Svami, the Lord of the universe, be the object of my vision."

Meaning

The refrain of the Jagannathashtakam — eight verses about Lord Jagannatha of Puri (KKSongs attributes it to Adi Shankaracharya). Jagannatha, "Lord of the universe", is a form of Krishna. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu lived in Puri for eighteen years and danced in kirtan before Jagannatha's chariot at the Ratha-yatra festival.

Purpose
devotion
Mood
solemn, joyful

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