Mahodadhi - The Beach of Puri

Jai Jagannath! ❤️‍

It is time to drench in the mercy of Mahodadhi! Fun filled time spent with some amazing facts, soulful kirtan, dancing and a lot of spiritual enjoyment!! ??

Facts: 

1. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu used to come to bathe here everyday when He was in Puri and than took darshans of Neelchakra.

2. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu bathed Naam Acharya Haridas Thakur in Mahodadhi before he took samadhi. 

3. Mahodadhi is believed to be a manifestation of all the Tirthas.

4. Mahodadhi is the son of Shri Krishna and Virja Devi. 

Once when Shri Krishna and Virja Devi were spending lone time, the youngest son came there are Shri Krishna went away. Angered by this, she cursed all her children to go to earth and live there b'cos they disturbed the couple. All 7 children came as 7 oceans on 7 islands on earth.

Seeing Mahodadhi sad because of the curse, Shri Krishna promised that as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, He'll come to Mahodadhi everyday and bathe. 

5. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ran into Mahodadhi once, thinking it is Yamuna. 

He was so much in ecstasy that He got entangled in a fisherman's net and that fisherman was scared seeing a man with such a golden complexion who was not within his own control. 

6. Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu drenched Himself in the sand of Mahodadhi, so it is considered auspicious to smear oneself with the sands of the ocean.

7. Jagannath ji resides on the banks of Neel Samudhra on Neel Aanchal in Neel Kandra as Neel Madhav.

8. There are 35 Million tirthas on this earth and one can derive the benefits of visiting all these tirthas just by visiting Shri Puri Dhaam.

9. The Panch Tirthas of Shri Puri Dhaam: 

Mahodadhi (Neel Sagar);

Rohini Kund,

Markandey,

Indradyumna Sarovar, and

Shwet Ganga

Jai Jagannath!!