There are numerous accounts of miracles that had been showered on devotees by Lord Jagannatha or Lord of the Universe. Actually, Lord Jagannatha is none other than The Supreme Lord Krishna, Himself. As Lord Jagannatha, He displays His causeless mercy to one and all, even to the lowest of men. This is true account that occurred in the early 1800s and it goes to show how The Supreme Lord can leave behind everything just to help a devotee.Bandhu Mohanty was very poor and as such he had no support to maintain his family, consisting of his wife and two sons. His wife asked him out of agony one day that why he was not going to his rich friend of whom he was so proud. The friend about whom Bandhu Mohanty mentioned was Lord Jagannatha, but they were produced in the court before the king his wife did not realise the essence of what her husband was saying all the time. So his wife compelled him to go to the house of the friend whosoever he was. He under took his journey to Puri. It was night already. Their two little sons were crying for food. They came just near the temple. Bandhu Mohanty consoled his wife saying. "My friend's palace is too big. He is very rich but it is not right to enter his house now as it is night. We will go tomorrow." All slept, being weak, hungry, tired and sad. But his wife did not sleep.
Suddenly, on a golden tray many kinds of food were brought by a robust man whose colour was very black. He left the place very quickly. She fed her sons and when Bandhu Mohanty was awake from his sleep, he was thunder-struck, hearing everything from his wife. But the golden plate was missing from the temple and found with them. This made a great noise in the small town. The police arrested all the family members and you not entertain them? So release Bandhu Mohanty at for severe punishment the next day.
The king dreamt that very night of Lord Jagannatha. As if giving order, the Lord said to him, "Oh King! When guests come to you, do once; he is my devotee." It was done, and he was given service as a cook in the temple. Even now, descendents of Bandhu Mohanty are the main cooks in the kitchen of the temple and they daily offer food to Lord Jagannatha on a golden Tray.
Jai Jagannatha! Jai Baladeva! Jai Subhadra!
