Patitapabana, Lord Jagannath is the principle deity and devine master of the state of the odisha.The importance of Lord Jagannath has been fostered in the fields of religion, faith, social values, business, literature, art, and architecture in Odisha. Hence, Lord Jagannath is considered the clan god of Odisha. During religious offerings for the fore-fathers once a year, popularly known, as ‘shraddha’, it is considered that if the name of the frore-father is not known, then the offering is made in favour of Lord Jagannath as the age-old forefather of every odia. The importance of Odisjha cannot be ignored in light of the concept of Lord Jagannath. The important of the clan of Odya can be divided into three parts: Lord Jagannath, the exquisite architecture of Konark and other temples, and the celebrated poets of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, popularly known as Reeti Yuga.
Facts and Functions of Lord Jagannath Temple and Patitapabana
The glory of Odisha can never be described without ignoring the above three principle virtues of the culture of Odisha. Basically, the famous poet Upendra Bhanja of the eighteenth century vividly described the importance of Lord Jahannath in his epics. The festivals of glorious bathe (snana purnima) and the car festival (shri gundicha) are considered the most important functions in the cult of Lord Ganath. Innumerable festivals and religious rites have been observed in Jagannath Temple. It is popularly told that thirteen festivals are celebrated every twelve months in the temple. In all other festivals, representatives of Lord Jagannath, popularly known as Patitapabana, come out of the temple to participate in different functions. Lord Jagannath, along with his brother Balabhadra,
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Sister Subhadra and weapon Sudarshan leave the sanctum sanctorum (ratna simhasana) during the snanayatra and ratha yatra. The poet Upendra Bhanja has justified the journey of Lord Jagnnath idol outside the grand temple because of the reason to justify his name. The other name of Lord Jagnnath is Patitapaban. All downtrodden people suffering from physical and mental sorrows are called patita, i.e., human beings deprived of normal stature irrespective of their caste, creed, religion,place or geographical location. Such pain-stricken people require the definite blessings of Lord Jagnnath to overcome the sorrow for administrative reasons. The King of Puri ordered the prohibition of the entry of non-Hindus inside the Jagnnath temple. It was a challenge to the dignity of Lord Jagnnath.
Lord Jagannath & Patitapabana
Temple, one has to accept the above facts, realising the importance of them. Lord Jagannath himself is named Patitapabana as the saviour of the downtorn people of the universe. He is more popularly known as Patitapabana than Jagannath. hence patitapabana than that of the jagannath. Hence, Patitapabana is present on the sanctum sanctouram (ratna singhasana) along with his elder brother, sister and weapon. An idol of Patitapabana is more than that of Jagannath. Hence, Pattapabana is present in the sanctourm (Ratna Singha) along with his elder brother, sister,sister and weapon. An idol of Pattapabana is also installed at the entrance point of the temple. while crossing the main gate. singhadwara, a small temple named Mukhasala in existence in the temple. Before approaching twenty-two holy steps, one will have to cross mukhasala, and the idol of Lord Jagannath is present on the right-hand side wall and is commonly known as patitapabana. since the king of Puri, for administrative reasons, prohibited the entry of non-Hindus into the temple. perhaps lord jagannath has no other choice than to be present at the lord jagannath has no other choice than to be present at the enterance point of the temole giving the scope to all the people desirus to see him at puri.
History of Patitapabana
History reveals that Rama Chandra Deb was the ruler of Odisha during the third and fourth decades of the eighteenth century. During such a period, Sujha Khan, a Muslim ruler, invaded Odisha. King Rama Chandra Deb was defeated and was forced to accept the daughter of one of the Muslim lieutenants (Mursid Kuli Khan) as his wife. In order to save the Jagannath temple and to avoid torture for the people of Odisha, King Rama Chandra Deb accepted the above proposal and became Muslim. After marriage, he was not permitted to enter the temple of Jagannath. Finding no other way to have a daily darshan (vision) of Lord Jagannath, he ordered the installation of an idol identical to the main idol of Lord Jagannath on the wall of the entrance portion of the temple. Such a specific idol was commissioned in the Mukhasala (Goumuta) for the privilege of King Rama Chandra Deb. The deity is popularly called Patitapabana, i.e., the savior of the downtrodden and suffering masses of the universe.
Patitapaban is also commissioned on top of the grand temple. The flag hoisted daily on the top of the temple, i.e., on the Neela chakra (i.e., blue wheel), is named patitapabana. Odia poet. Upendra Bhanja has narrated in his poem that the flag of the top of the grand temple, visible to the devotees from great distances, welcomes them to visit the temple and to have the blessings of Lord Jagannath. Such a flag is hoisted at a height of two hundred fourteen feet. On specific ceremonies, flags of two hundred fourteen feet in length are hoisted on the top of the temple as the buttom of the flag touches the grand road covering the total temple. Such specific, lengthy flags are popularly known as Padukakhia Bana. Different sizes of flags made of red and yellow cloth are usually donated by devotees for the materialisation of their desires. At times, five to twelve flags are hoisted on the top of the temple, fostering a magnificent view of the temple. Old flags are also available for purches by the devotees inside the temple. Devotees usually keep such flags in their houses, cherishing the divine blessing of Lord Jagannath.
Aim of Patitapabana
Hence, it is a convincing fact that Lord Patitapabana is commissioned on the top, at the bottom, and in the heart of the grand temple. The name patitapabana is not confined to any religion. Any person in the world suffering from physical and mental agony is called a patita. The literary meaning of the patita is a person who has fallen below the standard of human living. To remove such shortcomings for leading a normal human life, one requires the blessings of the Almighty. Hence, the power to lift the downtrodden person with blessing to change his miserable position to comfortable and normal is named Patitapabana. Thus, the concept of Patitapabana culture in the tradition of Lord Jagannath is convincing and full of justifications.
