Vedic Wisdom for High Schoolers

30 May, 2020

Lord Jagannatha
Baladeva
and Subhadra
 Dedicated to
His divine grace

A.C.Bhaktivedanta
Swami Srila Prabhupada
Lord Jagannatha,
Baladeva & Subhadra

• Who are they?

• Meaning of their names
• Their Appearance
• Ratha Yatra Festival
• Prasadam
 Lord Jagannatha

Jagat means this

Jagannatha
world, and nātha
means the Lord of
means master, or
the universe.
proprietor.

Do you know which English word comes from the name of the Lord Jagannatha?
Juggernaut
Lord Jagannatha
is
Lord Krishna
Himself
Lord Balabhadra /Baladeva/Balarama

And, Balarāma,
bala means
strength and rāma
means enjoyment
 So Balarāma means who gives you spiritual strength for enjoying eternal blissful life,
He is Balarāma
 Subhadra

And Subhadrā,
su means
auspicious and
bhadra means well-
being.
Daughter of Vasudeva and sister of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Subhadrā was duly married with Arjuna, and Abhimanyu was born of Subhadrā
Shree
Jagannatha
temple
• 65 meters(214ft.)
• temple complex 10.7 acres
• largest kitchen in the world 
• 1,00,000 peoples prasadam
can be prepared in one day
• And the kitchen can prepare
2,50,000 people on a festival
day
• 6,000 priests (Pandas)
Shree
Jagannatha
temple
• Nila Cakra (blue wheel), it is 11ft 8in
high and has a circumference of
about 36ft. 

• The Eastern Simha-Dvara (lion Gate)

• The Southern Asva Dvara (horse
gate)
• The Western Vyaghra dvara (tiger
gate)
• The Northern Hasti dvara (elephant
gate)
Paintings
• Pattachitra paintings
Jagannatha Baladeva Subhadra
Ratha Yatra
800,000 to
1 million
join the
festival
Appearance of Lord Jagannatha,
Baladeva and Subhadra

• Pastime of Lord Krishna and

queens of Dvarka visiting
Kurukshetra

• King Indradyumna and Lord

manifesting
Ratha Yatra
Prasadam
• Offerings and other details