This was not just a trip but a Yatra to Sri Jagannath Dham Puri by the devotees of IYF, Kolkata lead by Dauji Kripa Prabhu and Ananda bardhan Prabhu along with 18 devotees who have attained DYS and some pursuing Positive thinkers. The boys attained this spiritual trip were from different colleges (Medical, Engineering and General Studies) and few were professionals also.
We started from Howrah, Kolkata on 23rd March at 7.00 p.m. in Jagannath Puri Express, and reached in Puri on 24.03.12 around 5.30 a.m. We put up in Doodhwalla Dharmashala which is near to the Sri Jagannath temple.
After took rest and get fresh we went to the Sri Jagannath temple which was the main interest for coming to puri. The ‘Darshan’ of Lord was devine to us, because last night Srikant prabhu told us the beautiful past time of Lord Sri Krishna and how did he appeared and worshipped in this earth in the form of Sri Jagannath for our liberation. Few of us came first time to Puri, but the darshan of Lord is always exciting for the devotee; Hari Bol. In the main alter we came to know about lots of things and saw various deity and their subsequent temples; like Narshimha deity, Kan-pata Hanuman, Kanchi Ganesh, Bimala Devi, Khir chor gopinath, Bramha Kunda, Maha laxmi temple, Kitchen for Sri Jaganath Bhoga and last but not least the finger print and foot print of Lord Sri Chaittnya Mahaprabhu; Hari Bol.
While coming back we took breakfast prasadam and back to Dharmashala. In Puri it is very special that every food is as equivalent of Sri Jagannath prasadam if someone offers it to the Lord by just looking at the ‘Nil-Chakra’ which is situated at the top of the main alter.
In the room we did mangal arati and then D.K pb took our class on the importance of ‘Sri Keshtra’. At after noon we took our lunch. In the evening we went near the sea. At first we went to the ‘samadhi’ of ‘Hari Das Thakur’ who had direct association of Lord Sri Chattinya Mahaprabhu and was Lord’s great devotee. We did one round chanting in the holy place and after that we went to ‘Tota-Gpoinath’ temple. The deity of lord here is in sitting posture which is very exception. Lord Sri Chaitannya was disappeared in this very deity of Lord Sri Krishna. Of course who can ever take him without lord himself, because Sri Chittnya Mahaprabhu and Sri Krishna both are equal. There was a small hill situated just opposite to the temple called ‘Chatak-Hill’. Lord Sri Chaitannya told that it is as equivalent as ‘Govardhan-hill’ of Vrindavan.
After those we went to sea. The youth devotees were so excited, but the excitement came down while we came to know that as we are in the Yatra but not a trip which others do, so we have to engage our self in devotional way but not fun. So before took in the sea we show our obeisance to the sea i.e ‘Ganga Sagarl’ because this is the sea where Sri Chaitannya Mahaprabhu carried Hari Das Thakur’s material body after he left for ‘Golak’. Finishing our bath we had classes and of course the ecstatic krittyan in the sore of the sea.
Then we went to the Sri Jagannath temple again for darshan and took the ‘Maha Prasad’ inside the temple.
Next day we went to ‘Jagannth Ballav’ garden. This is the garden where Sri Chaitannya Mahaprabhu used to take rest after dancing and Kriyyan in the Rath Yatra festival. King Pratapdittya also got the embraces form Sri Chaitannya Mahaprabhu in this place. We had classes and krittyan also. Then after we moved to ‘Gambhira’ where Sri Chaitannya Mahaprabhu used to stay for few good years and distributed the holy name ‘Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare’. The we went to ‘Sarbabhyam Bhattacharya’s house, where Sri Chaitannya Mahaprabhu showed his 6 arms form to Sarbabhyam Bhattacharya. In each place A.B pb told us the past time and we did kriyttyan. Then we visit the ‘Doodh Ganga’ just opposite to the Sarbabhyam Bhattacharya’s house. After that while coming back to the dharmashala we again went to the temple for the darshan of Sri Jagannath.
After that we came back and took our lunch and prepare for back to Kolkata. In the evening we had few discussion and we shared our experience and feeling and took vow that we will chant more the holy name. D.K.pb also gave us the hint for the December yatra and we became so juvenilient, but cleverly set the target of minimum 16 round chanting. Hope if we endeavor and the mercy of Lord Sri Krishna and Devotees we can achieve the target. Hare Krishna.
As the ending took nearer we pack our luggage and came to the station. By the help of Srikant and Harish pb we managed to collect the sweet (khaja) prasadam for our home. At the station we took the dinner and at 8.05 p.m Puri express started the journey back to Kolkata, and the next morning we came back to the holy birth place of ‘Prabhupada’.
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Hare Krishna
