2007-08-27 02:31:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The mythological legend of Lord Jagannath's with incompleate hands and limbs goes like this -
The Prophecy was that the Krishna's idol should be made in Neem wood. King Indradyumna failed to catch a glimpse of the deity. However, the King`s determination to have a glimpse of the deity was rewarded by the Gods with an oracular dream in which he was instructed to worship Jagannath Dev. He was asked to build the idol with a piece of Neem wood that would be found at the seashore. True to the prophecy, the King found the neem wood at the seashore and requested Lord Vishwakarma, the heavenly mason, to model the Jagannath idol. Vishwakarma accepted the offer but put one condition, that nobody should disturb him or a steal a look until he had finished doing his work.
The King promised to follow his wishes and Vishwakarma began modeling the Jagannath idol. However, curiosity being an irresistible urge, the King could not help stealing a glance at Vishwakarma`s work. The idol was still incomplete and Vishwakarma was infuriated. At that time all except the arms of the deities were finished. Vishwakarma, exasperated at the King`s audacity, left without completing his work. Thus came Lord Jagannath with his incomplete limbs, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. The three deities were installed in the temple of Puri. Amusingly, the wooden images being worshipped are renewed during special occasions. New images have been installed in the years 1863, 1893, 1931, 1950, 1969 and 1977. -
2007-08-28 17:24:47 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Lord sri.Krishna appeared to a great devotee of the lord, King Indradyuma and ordered him to carve a deity from a log he would find washed up on the sea shore. King Indradruma found a mysterious old Brahmin carpenter to carve the deity, but the carpenter insisted that he not be disturbed while he was carving the deity. The king waited anxiously outside his room, but after some time, all sound stopped. The impatient Indradyumna worried what had happened and assuming the worst, opened the doors - only to find the deity half-finished and the carpenter gone! The mysterious carpenter was none other than Vishvakarma, the heavenly architect. The king was distraught as the deity had no arms and legs. Utterly repentant that he had interrupted the carving, the king was only pacified when the muni (sage) called Narada appeared and explained that the form the king now sees is a legitimate form of the supreme personality of godhead."
2007-08-27 05:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the Vedas, lord jagannath is supposed to move and accept without the legs and hands respectively. He is also supposed to see without his eyes and hear without his ears. He is supposed to be the person with ultimate knowledge, To protect this assertion, the lord is said to be the only one without hands and legs.
2007-08-27 02:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by Milind Desai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mythology, beliefs, history, folk lore etc. all have it's place in the society. Since the Hindu is not a streight jacketed religion, manifeatation of the same are more evident. One shall not try to find reasons in them. Just enjoy. Otherwise what is logic in butchering millions of animals on Id.
2007-08-29 20:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by Panchal J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is wrong to say that Jagannath is without hands. First of all you have to understand the meaning of Jagannath. The meaning of jagannath is who is the creator of world/nature and all that we are looking are made by Jagannath and that have no image. However all the hands of every person are the hands of God/Jagannath
2007-08-29 17:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by loving_human 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are His hands why does he need more
2007-08-27 03:55:50 · answer #6 · answered by krishprud@yahoo.co.in_KISHORLAL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋