The world famous Jagannath Rath Yatra of Odisha has started. To see this rath yatra, people from not only the country reach not only the countries and from the huge complex of the Shrimandir located on the ocean of Puri to the Rath Yatra, there is a huge gathering of faith and devotion.
In the Rath Yatra, Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra all rode on their chariot and go to the temple of Goddess Gundicha. Lord Devi Gundicha is called aunt and that is why her Dham is called Gundicha Tirtha. After resting here for 9 days, the Lord returns to the Shrimandir and his chariot is pulled again, which is called Bahuda Rath Yatra. Bahuda means the return of Shri Bhagwan in Shrimandir.
Symbolic horses are picked in the chariot
This tradition is the cultural identity of Odisha and Puri and like a heritage from the old to the new generation, but the question arises that if there is a chariot then why is it pulled by hand, where are his horses?
Let us know that even though the chariot of God is drawn by the revered hand, and devotees draw this chariot with great devotion and fervor, but different horses are also plowed on the three chariots. These horses live along the chariot of God and are made in a symbolic way. There are also different names of horses of all three chariots.
Horses in Jagannath Prabhu’s chariot
Like four horses in Lord Jagannath’s chariot. The names of these four are very attractive. The four horses of Lord Jagannath’s chariot are white. Their names are conch, Balahak, White and Haridashv. The first horse has got the name of Shankha from the Panchajanya conch of God. This horse is a symbol of the launch and brings positivity to its heart. Balahr is a fast running horse. White is a symbol of benignity and Haridashva is a destroyer of all kinds of crisis. These names of them are taken with their own four qualities of God. In which he not only controls truth, fast, gentle and energy, but also runs life on the basis of this. The chariot of God in which these horses are plowing, its name is Nandighosh.
Names of horses of Balabhadra’s chariot
Similarly, there are four horses in the chariot of God’s elder brother Balabhadra. Their names are intense, gross, dighshma and self -respecting. The intense horse is a symbol of the intensity of time. A horse named Ghor is a symbol of the nature of changing nature from moment to moment. Dighshma is a symbol of the fact that labor is the basis of life and Swammanwa is a symbol of its self control.
There are four horses in the chariot of Goddess Subhadra
There are four horses in the chariot of Goddess Subhadra, but since Goddess Subhadra is a form of female caste and female power and is Yogamaya herself, the horses in her chariot also seem to be a symbol of female power. This is also clear in his name. Perhaps these are not horses but horses. The name of the first mare is Roachch. Roachch is a symbol of interestingness of life. The second is Machika, which is a symbol of salvation beyond this life. The third is Jeeta, which is a symbol of victory and the fourth is Aparajita, who is a symbol of never giving up, which cannot be won. All three horses in the chariot connect us with life and put forward its definition.