This story illustrates the power of faith. One night Dasia and his family had nothing to eat. Lord Jagannath appeared at the gate in disguise asking for food.
Lord Jagannath Tales 3
Dasia Bauri was an untouchable who lived in abject poverty. He was great devotee of Lord Jagannath. Once, people from his village were going to the Jagannath Temple at Puri. Since Dasia was too poor to go along with them and had nothing else to offer to his Lord, he gave them a coconut. He requested them to offer the coconut to Lord Jagannath at Aruna Stamba outside the main gate. The villagers laughed at his suggestion but acceded to his request.
He requested them to offer the coconut to Lord Jagannath
Lord was accepting his loyal devotee’s affection
Next day there were amazed to find only the shell of the coconut exactly at the same spot where they had left the offering. This proved beyond doubt that the Lord had received the offering given by Dasia.
The King arranged for food to be sent every day to Dasia’s home.
After that every year Dasia Bauri would send a basket full of ripe mangoes for Lord Jagannath. The next day the priests would discover the kernels at the altar, a sure sign that the Lord was accepting his loyal devotee’s affection.
One night Dasia and his family had nothing to eat. Lord Jagannath appeared at the gate in disguise asking for food. Dasia’s wife Malati could not find even a morsel to feed the hungry guest. Finally she could manage a grain of rice and offered it to the visitor. The guest accepted her offering and declaring that he was satisfied left.
That night the King of Puri had a dream. It was revealed to him that Dasia Bauri and his family were all going to sleep hungry because there was not a single crumb of food in the house. The King arranged for food to be sent every day to Dasia’s home.
To this day, just after the bhog is offered to the divine trinity, the first offering is sent to Dasia Bauri.
These stories have been republished from the book Tales of Lord Jagannath by Ramendra Kumar. This book is available on Amazon.in and has been published by: B K Publications Pvt. Ltd.
The opinions shared by the writer is his personal opinion and does not reflect the opinion of Learning and Creativity Magazine.
Ramendra Kumar (Ramen) is an award-winning author, performance storyteller, and TEDx speaker whose 54 books span fiction for all ages, satire, biographies, and inspirational non-fiction. Translated into 33 languages and recipient of 41 All-India awards for children’s literature, his works — known for their wit, warmth, and emotional resonance — have touched readers across India and beyond. His titles with the National Book Trust (NBT), India alone have sold over 1.5 million copies.
Ramen has participated in international literary festivals and marquee Indian events, including the Jaipur Literature Festival. He has served as a jury member for The Times of India’s Women “AutHer” Awards, a mentor for the Scholastic Writers Academy, and was named “Author and Storyteller of the Year” on Talking Stories, London.
His arduous battle with cancer was featured on Humans of Bombay, one of India’s largest storytelling platforms, where his story garnered over four million views. In October 2025, he won the ‘Mr. India Cancer Warrior’ crown at a unique competition for cancer survivors held in New Delhi!
An alumnus of the prestigious Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, Ramen is an engineer and an MBA who left his role as General Manager (Corporate Communications), SAIL, to pursue his true calling — writing, storytelling, and inspiring lives.
Ramen’s website is www.ramendra.in and he has a page devoted to him on Wikipedia.
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Ramendranath hi,
Hum bhagvan jagannath ke bhakt hain. Aap ki kitab Tales Of Jagannath available Nahin hai kripya available karaden aur apse vinati hai ki us kitab ko Hindi me anuvad karneki anumati den
Ramendranath hi,
Hum bhagvan jagannath ke bhakt hain. Aap ki kitab Tales Of Jagannath available Nahin hai kripya available karaden aur apse vinati hai ki us kitab ko Hindi me anuvad karneki anumati den