From Lord Jagannath Puri to all the big temples of the country, the Lord falls ill after the Mahasnan on the full moon day of Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha. But in the Math temple located in Shivrinarayan of Janjgir Champa district, Lord Jagannath Swami is not given Mahasnan on Jyeshtha Purnima. He is given Mahasnan on the Ekadashi day of the first fortnight of the month of Ashadha. That is, today on 2 July. Shivri Narayan is also known as Jagannathpuri of Chhattisgarh. It is believed that in ancient times, all the three idols of Lord Jagannath ji were installed at this place, but later they were taken to Jagannath Puri. As a result of this belief, it is believed that even today Lord Jagannath comes here once a year.
On this day, the Lord will be given Mahasnan in the Math temple, after which the Lord will be taken from the main temple and kept in a separate temple. Where he will be treated with decoction made from herbs. On 7th July, on the day of Rath Yatra, the Lord will recover and ride a chariot to his aunt’s house to give darshan to the devotees. This tradition has been going on for 500 years (Shivrinarayan Mandir Chhattisgarh)
This tradition has been going on in the Lord Shivrinarayan Math temple for the last 500 years. The previous Mahants have been giving Mahasnan to the Lord on Ekadashi of Ashadh Krishna Paksha. Therefore, while carrying out the tradition, the Lord is given Mahasnan on Ekadashi of Ashadh Krishna Paksha in the Shivrinarayan Math temple. Due to excessive bathing on this day, Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Mata Subhadra fall ill. Due to the tradition going on for centuries, the Lord will remain in seclusion for five days.
This is the method by which the Lord is treated
When the Lord falls ill, in seclusion, Dashmool Kadha made by boiling dry ginger, pepper, ajwain, cinnamon, mace, black pepper, cloves, cardamom and jaggery, turmeric milk, fruit juice, medicinal laddus will be offered to the Lord.Jagannath are done according to the rules mentioned in Skanda Purana.
