Odia
Bhagabata by Jagannath Das.
The Bhagabata Puraṇa, also known as
Srimad Bhagabata Maha Puraṇa, Srimad Bhagabata or Bhagabata is one of eighteen
great Puranas of Hindus.Originally written in Sanskrit is available in most of
the Indian languages.It promotes devotion to Krishna integrating themes from
the Advaita(monism) philosophy of Adi Shankara.
Bhagabata Purana discusses a wide
range of topics like cosmology, genealogy, geography, mythology, legend, music,
dance, yoga and culture.
The illustrious origin of this great
treatise goes back to the bank of the holy Ganges where Srimad Bhagabata came
out of the lips of Sukadeva in the spiritual fiesta organized by king
Parikshita.
The Bhagabata is a bhakti text, with
an emphasis on achieving moksha through cultivating a personal relationship
with Vishnu in the form of Krishna.
The Bhagabata declares itself the
essence of all the Upanishads and derivative Smritis. The Srimad Bhagabata
is the very essence of all the Vedanta literature.
The Bhagabata is widely recognized
as the best known and most influential of the Puranas. It is sometimes referred
to as the "Fifth Veda".Bhagabata is important in Indian religious
literature for its emphasis on the practice of devotion.
Srimad Bhagabata,undoubtedly, played the vital role in
reviving,revitalising and sustaining the righteousness and faith in mankind.
The Odia Shrimad Bhagabata was
written by Saint-Poet Jagannath Das(Jagannatha Dasa) who was a poet of
high order and dedicated to Lord Jagannath.The Shrimad Bhagabata in Odia had a
great influence in the standardizing of the Odia language. Jagannath Das
Shrimad Bhagabata in Odisha is being worshiped in many Odisha homes.It had a
great influence on social-cultural life of people of Odisha. Villagers in
Odisha used to have a small house or room known as Bhagabata Tungi, where
villagers would gather to listen to recitations of Jagannath Das’s Shrimad
Bhagabata.
Shri Chaitanya conferred the title
of 'Atibadi'(meaning Very Great) upon Jagannath Das.
Atibadi Jagannath Das and his
contemporaries Achyutananda, Balarama,Sishu Ananta and Yosabanta Dash were the
five comrades and pioneers of Bhakti movement is Odisha.
Shrimad Bhagabata by Atibadi
Jagannath Das has a great role and relevance in reinvigorating, revolutionizing
the life Odisha people and Odia language. There must be few books in the whole
of Indian literature that can compare in depth and pervasive influence with the
Odia Bhagabata of Jagannatha Das.
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