| 1. Jagannath, idol of Krishna. destructive force; something which requires blind devotion or cruel sacrifice;. juggernautjugger*naut` , n. [skr. jagannātha lord of the world.] one of the names under which vishnu, in his incarnation as krishna, is worshiped by the hindoos. [written also juggernnath, jaganath, jaganatha, etc.]note: the principal seat of the worship of juggernaut is at pûri in orissa. at certain times the idol is drawn from the temple by the multitude, on a high car with sixteen wheels. formerly, fanatics sometimes threw themselves under the wheels to be crushed as a sacrifice to the god |
