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Gopala Chandra Praharaj was an essayist and etymologist in the Odia language, notable as the compiler of the Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha.[ He likewise contributed fundamentally to Odia writing by his works in composition. A legal counselor by calling, Praharaj composed a few humorous and scientific papers, in magazines like Utkal Sahitya, Rasachakra, Nababharata, and Satya Samachar, on the social, political and social issues of contemporary Odisha (Odisha) during mid twentieth hundred years. He began composing articles in the Magazine Utkal Sahitya in 1901 by the subtitle "Bhagabata Tungire Sandhya", which is the main distributed work by the writer. It was trailed by Bai Mohanty Panji and numerous different compositions on socio-social and policy driven issues. He followed the strides of Fakir Mohan Senapati and made a surprising improvement in Odia humorous writing. Praharaj utilized the everyday discourse of Odisha alongside Hindustani, Parsi, English, Sanskrit and people language in his exposition works. He composed a few basic expositions with various nom de plumes in numerous magazines up to his advanced age. Nonetheless, he committed close to thirty years of his life to the gathering of Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha.
Odia Book Baishi Pahacha By Pandita Daityari
Odia Book Baishi Pahacha By Pandita
Daityari
Baishi Pahacha By Pandita Daityari
Odia Book
Baisi pahacha is a mix of two words 'baisi' and 'pahacha'. In nearby odia language 'baisi' signifies '22' and 'pahacha'
signifies 'step', so 'baisi pahacha' signifies '22 stages'. These 22 stages found at the 'simha dwara', the lion's entryway of
master jagannath sanctuary, puri. Subsequent to entering the lions' door of the sanctuary, lovers need to climb these 22
sacred moves toward arrive at the second internal entryway (known as baisi pahacha gumuta), in the wake of passing the
second entryway they will arrive at the patio from where they can get into the fundamental sanctuary to see ruler jagannath.
According to belief, all sins of the devotees disappear who touch these steps even once, so devotees usually touch these 22
steps in hand while climbing them and also allowed their children to slowly roll over these steps from the top to the bottom
in expectation of spiritual bliss. Pilgrims get a sense of fulfillment after putting a fleck of dust from the surface of these 22
steps on their forehead. Width of the middle 15 steps varies from 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 3 inches and the rise is 6 inches
to 7 inches. The size of the remaining 7 steps is smaller in length and width. A black color stone known as 'yama shila' is
engraved in the middle of the 3rd step. As per the belief, devotees must step on this stone while going up the steps because
it frees themfrom 'yama danda' (punishment of yama, the god of death), ' but must not step on this stone on their way back
since it will take away all the 'punya' (values collected after visiting lord jagannath temple).
Various holy activities and rituals are performed on these 22 steps throughout the year, out of those 'sradha' ritual is the
most important one. Sradha is the annual pinda daana ritual of hindus, a ritual in which food is offered to the ancestors, is
usually performed on both sides of these 22 steps. The ancestral souls are believed to be satisfied by it. There is a small
stone on the 7th step known as 'pitru shila'. Devotees offer anna mahaprasad, the holy rice of the temple that has been
offered to lord jagannath, to this stone for feeding their ancestors to liberate their departed souls. It is also believed that
during the annual car festival several gods, goddesses, demi gods, other heavenly bodies, the souls of the ancestors (near
the pitru shila), chitragupta and yamadootas (near the yama sihla)came to these steps to see the grand pahandi ceremony
of lord jagannath. Madana mohana, the representative idol of lord jagannath, offers pinda daana on these steps to his
ancestors (nanda and yashoda, devaki and vasudeva, koushalya and dasaratha). Another ritual known as 'badabadia daka'
(call the elders) is performed on these steps on the day of deepavali. Devotees burn kaunria kathis (bundle of a particular
kind of sticks which easily catch fire) on these steps on the deepavali day to light up the path of their ancestral souls. The
idols of kasi biswanath, lord rama, nursingha and ganesha have been installed on the southern side of the baisipahacha.
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