रथारूढो गच्छन्  पथि  मिलितभूदेवपटलैः

स्तुतिप्रादुर्भावं   प्रतिपदमुपाकर्ण्य    सदयः ।

दयासिन्धुर्बन्धुः सकलजगता सिन्धुसुतया

जगन्नाथः  स्वामी  नयनपथगामी भवतु मे ॥

जब दया के सिन्धु एवं समस्त जगत के बन्धु श्रीजगन्नाथ, अपने रथ में विराजमान होकर चलते हैं, तब मार्ग में अनेकानक भक्तजनों एवं ब्राह्मणों द्वारा पद-पद पर अपनी स्तुतियाँ सुनकर, उनका करुणामय हृदय अपने भक्तों के साथ ही धड़कने लगा है| समस्त ब्रह्मांड जिनकी संतान है, वे श्रीजगन्नाथ स्वामी, मेरे नेत्रों (एवं मेरे मन) का मार्गदर्शन करें|

As the chariot of the Lord of the Universe – Shri Jagannath ji, who is like an ocean of compassion and is the friend of all humankind, moves ahead (during the Rath Yatra), innumerable devotees and Brahmins throng the chariot’s path. When He, the creator of the universe, hears their passionate hymns, his kind and generous heart throbs in unison with that of his bhakts (devotees). I pray to Shri Jagannath Swami to be the focal point of my vision and enlighten the journey of my material and spiritual life.

श्रीजगन्नाथाष्टकम् – ५ – आदिशङ्कराचार्य | Jagannathashtakam – 5 – Adi Shankaracharya

The Jagannath Rath Yatra is an annual temple festival that is celebrated in Puri, Odisha during India’s rainy season. While Puri which is one of the four most important places of pilgrimage in the Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism. remains the chief centre of the ‘car festival’, the annual ritual has travelled to all corners of the world where the Lord is worshipped in the form of Jagannath (Lord of the Universe).