[paragraph continues] Several accepted the invitation, Brahma himself officiated as priest, and gave eyes and a soul to the god. Thus the fame of Jagannath was completely established. The original image of this deity is closely copied in other places besides Puri; and by his side there is generally an image of Krishna's favourite brother Balarama, and his sister Subhadra.

The following is translated from a Bengali account of Jagannath:--Narayana (Vishnu) and his wife having taken up their abode in the blue mountains of Orissa, where he was known by the name of Nilmadhava, was visited by great numbers of gods and men, and the neighbourhood obtained the name of Mokshyakhettra (the field of emancipation from births). A king named Indradhumna, a son of the Sun, a devout worshipper of Vishnu, being anxious to pay a visit to Nilmadhava, before starting, sent Vidyapati, the brother of his family priest, to learn the way to Orissa, that he might act as guide. On his return he gave such an account of all he had seen, that the king was more anxious to go than ever. Having made his arrangements, taking his family with him, the king went under the guidance of Vidapati, but, on his arrival there, was most grievously disappointed to learn that the god had withdrawn himself from the public gaze. As he cried with sorrow and vexation, a voice from the sky reached his ear: "As you cannot see Nilmadhava, make a wooden image and worship that; Narayana will inhabit it, and by the sight of the image you and others will obtain final emancipation." The king followed this advice. As he was preparing to make the image, Narayana himself, in the form of an old Brahman named Visvakarma, came and offered to form the image in fifteen days. The offer was accepted, and within the specified time

the image of Jagannath, with those of his brother and sister, was made.