The greatness of the sacred twenty-two steps of the Jagannath temple in Puri

The tension in the heart of Srikshetra devotees. As the saying goes, 'If Lord Jagannath is not drawn, Srikshetra darshan is not possible'. Darudeva sits on the Ratna Vedika in Srimandir. With Balabhadra and Subhadra. His darshan is possible only when the mind is freed from the grip of Shad Ripur. But it is not a very easy task for common house people. They are bound by the shackles of infatuation and worldly rituals. But Lord Jagannath guided Shad Ripu to conquer all worldly obstacles. It is He who directs the devotee in which way His darshan is possible.

After entering through the Singhdwara of Puri temple, one has to cross twenty two steps to enter the temple. These twenty-two stairs are called twenty-five.

The twenty-two steps of the Jagannath temple are the twenty-two tattvas of Yogadarshan. The arrangement of which is gradual. The first five rungs of the twenty-two rungs symbolize the five senses—eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin. The next five steps symbolize the five souls: form, rasa, smell, sound and touch. The next five steps symbolize Kshiti, Ap, Teja, Marut and Vyoma. The last two stairs symbolize human intelligence and pride.

Another theory says that these twenty-two steps of this Jagannath temple are actually twenty-twenty sins. Crossing the twenty-two steps is the sin that is violated.