Lord Jaganath

Shree Jagadish — the very Sovereign of Existence, the King of kings, the Mother of all mothers — was none other than Bhagwan Nityananda. Among His earliest devotees, particularly those from Satpati, His glory was celebrated with profound devotion through the timeless aarthi:
“Om Jai Jagadish Hare, Swami Jai Jagadish Hare…”
In those simple yet sacred melodies, they captured His immeasurable nature — the ultimate, the indivisible, the perfect whole, standing alone, needing nothing, dependent on none.

In the loving company of Gopal Anna and the elder devotees, the aarthi would rise in the air like fragrant incense, enveloping the space around Him. Their hearts brimmed with love, and their voices trembled with devotion, recognising that before them stood not a mere human being, but the Lord of the Universe Himself. On one such memorable occasion, Bhagwan blessed Lakdu Bai, one of the senior-most devotees among them, with His wooden Padukas — humble yet infinitely precious, imbued with the vibration of His Lotus Feet.

What indeed made Him the Jagadish — the Lord of All Worlds?

When questioned once, Shree Sadananda Swami (Padiyar Swami) of Kanhangad told what Bhagavan said about Himself, in crystalline directness:

“This One has no Guru, no Shishya. This One is not bound to any lineage or sampradaya. This One stands self-sustaining, complete, beyond all dependency. All auspiciousness, all grace, all divinity gather and overflow at the Feet of This One. This One is like the Ocean — never going anywhere, but all rivers, seekers, and gods themselves flow towards This One. No Sadhana remains to be accomplished — it is done, it is finished, it is perfected. The gods, demi-gods, kinnars, Gandharvas, the celestial beings, the noble ones — all stand in waiting, yearning for a single pearl of wisdom that may fall from This One’s lips.”

In these few words, Bhagavan Nityananda revealed the true nature of a Paramatma, a Master beyond the comprehension of ordinary seekers.
Bhagavan expressed once, “Here is Ocean! The ocean goes to no one. All come to Ocean.” One who has reached one’s goal or has found their Sadguru does not go or reach out to other saints. He remains steady and contented in one place because there is nowhere to go or no one to reach out to. He does not look out for any other person to acknowledge him as a man accomplished one. It is said: if a Sadhu or aspirant still visits others seeking recognition, it is a sign that he is a student yet, striving for confirmation.
Bhagwan Nityananda was established in the Self, the Siddha beyond Siddhas. He belonged to no order, no sect, no tradition — and yet, He was the living culmination of them all.

He had no formal disciples, none to claim His mantle or lineage. He gave no seat of authority, no external sign of succession, because His legacy was not to be contained in organisations — it was to be realised in the Heart.
He wanted no offerings, no status, no fame. And yet, paradoxically, the greatest, the wealthiest, the most revered of men came to Him, begging at His Feet, knowing intuitively that here stood the true Emperor, the unseen King of countless realms, who while owning nothing, possessed everything.

Shree Shaligram Swami performed ‘Vishwarpan Pooja in 1959 wherein he worshipped Bhagavan Nityananda as Jagadish, Jagannath walking the earth in human guise, blessing the fortunate ones who could recognise the Infinite concealed in a simple, luminous presence.

Such was, and such is, the glory of Bhagwan Nityananda —
Jagadish! Jagadish! Jai Jagadish Hari!