Origin & Antiquity of the Cult of Lord Jagannath
Author: Avinash Patra
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011-06-23
Total Pages: 31
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the Rig-Veda, 10.155.3, there is mention of a Daru (log of wood) floating in the ocean. Vedic prayers have indicated for taking shelter in the Daru. In spite of the fact that Acharya Sayana, the noted commentator on the Vedas, has categorically interpreted the hymn with Jagannath as the Daru floating at the sea shores, some scholars have refuted this interpretation under the argument that the hymn deals with âAlaxmi Stavaâ of Arayi.