Jaya Jaya Jagannatha ~ Swarupa Damodar Dasa

This Bengali bhajan ~ Jaya Jaya Jagannatha glorifying the Lord of the Universe Sri Jagannatha by Vasudeva Gosha is performed by His Grace Swarupa Damodar Prabhu. It is accompanied by a Video featuring video footage , Photo's and artwork, of the Jagannatha Rathayatra Festival at Puri, Orissa India. The Rathayatra Festival was popularised in the western world by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and is held annually in many of the major cities of the world such as New york, London, Moscow, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Los Angeles, Sanfrancisco to name a few. the lyrics to the bhajan follow.............. JAYA JAYA JAGANNATHA (1) jaya jaya jagannātha sacīra nandan tribhūvana kore jār caraṇa vandan. All glories, all glories to the dear son of Jagannatha Misra and Saci Devi! All the three worlds offer prayers unto His lotus feet. (2) nilācale sańkha-cakra-gadā-padma-dhar nādiyā nagare daṇḍa-kamaṇḍalu-kar. In Nilacala He holds the conchshell, disc, club, and lotus flower, while in the town of Nadiya He holds a sannyasi staff and waterpot. (3) keho bole purabete rāvaṇa badhila goloker vaibhava lilā prakāśa korila. It is said that in olden times, as Lord Ramacandra, He killed the demon Ravana. Then later, as Lord Krsna, He revealed the splendrously opulent pastimes of Goloka. (4) śri-rādhār bhāve ebe gorā avatār hare kṛṣṇa nām gaura korila pracār. It is He who has come. He has come! Oh, from Vraja He has come to Nadiya. Accepting the mood and luster of Sri Radha, He has come from Vraja to Nadiya. He has come! Now Lord Govinda, the cowherd boy, has come as Lord Gauranga. He has come distributing the Hare Krsna Mahamantra! (5) vāsudeva ghoṣa bole kori joḍa hāt jei gaura sei kṛṣṇa sei jagannāth. Vasudeva Ghosa says with folded hands, "He who is Gaura is He who is Krishna is He who is Jagannatha."