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The Muslim Diamond Thief and lord Jagannath
Once upon a time, few hundread years ago, There were a big gathering of devotees in front of the Lions’ Gate of the Grand Temple Puri. Two pilgrims among them were calmly talking with each other. "Friend, do you know that Puri is the heaven on earth. The Grand Temple is adored as the Goloka-Vaikuntha of Lord Narayana on earth. He dwells here with Maa Laxmi. His store in the Temple is known as “Akshaya Bhandar”. It is full of ornaments and jewels.
At a short distance away from the Lions’ Gate was standing a wicked thief named Takki. He laughed at them hearing their discussion and scoffed at their blind faith in the Lord. He said to himself, “The Lord about whom the two pilgrims are talking is a mere piece of log. How can such a deity have any life or a sense of thinking?
He had come to Puri with a mission to commit theft from the Ratna Bhandar of the Jagannath Temple. He had picked up friendship with many local people. Takki used to come to the Lions’ Gate every day. He talked with the ‘Pandas’ about the Temple and its Ratna Bhandar. His eyes had sparkled with a high ambition. One day, in the company of a Dhulia Gumasta of the Temple, he entered the premises of the Temple. The Temple police couldn’t know find that he was a Muslim since he was accompanying a Dhulia Gumasta who had picked up friendship with him. The Dhulia Gumasta took him round all the important places of the Temple. When they came near the Garuda-pillar, the Dhulia Gumasta said to him, “Now you have come to the proper place of the Temple. You must stand behind the Garuda-pillar and have a look at the Lord and the other Deities." Obeying him, Takki stood behind the Garuda pillar and looked at the Lord and the other deities. Oh! Takki virtually trembled in deep surprise. His inner self was in a state of mortifying quiver. It was a situation which created in his mind a ruffled surge of extraordinary wonder. He thought to himself. “How fearful the deities appear to be”! The smile on his face is however the most glamorous feature of His Divine self. The devotees are therefore inwardly attracted towards Him.’’
Takki then asked from the Dhulia Gumasta the location of the Bhandar Ghar of the Lord. The Gumasta showed him the place with all detailed information. The Gumasta said, “my dear friend Takki! our Lord is not small. He is the Lord of the universe. He is very powerful. He is said to be the Lord of all Lords. He has the most precious jewelry bedecked with the stones of a very superior quality. All these have been stored in the “Ratna Bhandar of the Temple.’’ Takki was very keenly hearing everything about the Lord. In the name of paying his obeisance to the Lord, he was very carefully moving his eyes around the location of the Bhandar Ghar. It was then the time of general Darshan in the Temple. Takki availed of the opportunity and went inside the sanctum of the Temple and had a very close Darshan of the deities.
The Gumasta standing in front of the Divine Alter said to Takki,
“Listen, my friend, the three main deities along with other Gods are seated on this altar known as Ratna Simhasan. Please have a look at the head of Lord Jagannath. The ornament you find at the top of His head is known as ‘Chita’. It is bedecked with very expensive Jewels. Please see how they dazzle. You may see the same types of ornament on the heads of Balabhadra and Subhadra. You cannot look at them for more than a minute, Else, Tears will come to your eyes.
Takki saw the ornaments, and asked the Dhulia Gumasta, “Friend, the white stones in the Chitas appear to be glass-pieces. Are they actually Jewels? The Gumasta said, "yes, of course. They are Jewels. It is very difficult to assess their value. There are also diamonds on these ornaments”....