Karmabai


Karmabai was a Jat known as- Bhakt Shiromani Karmabai. She was born on 20 January 1615 in the family of Jiwanji Dudi in the village Kalwa situated in Nagaur district. She was a devotee of Krishna.
The story goes.like this- karmabai's father was a devotee of Krishna. Once upon a time he had some work outstation, so he instructed her to offer the food to the lord and then only she should eat. Karma was very young and she took this instruction literally. Next morning she woke up early and made khichdi for offering the Lord. But when she saw that lord is not eating, sincere towards her father's instructions innocent karmabai did not eat anything at all and waited for lord to come and eat first.
Lord Krishna was very impressed by her determination and showed mercy on her. He himself appeared before her and ate her khichdi.
He followed the same routine till her father didn't returned. When her father returned she told him everything, her father was shocked in disbelief and thus karma pleaded lord to appear once again to prove her true. And very merciful lord Krishna did appeared once again to keep his devotee's respect.
is common belief that she had offered 'khichadi' to Krishna in his presence. As this news spread and gone to sants of puri they asks karma bai to came there and Give Bhog of kichda to Lord. Krishna appeard their too For eating kichda. And then after karma bai start living in puri A folk song tells like this -
Thali bhar'r lyayi khichado upar ghee ki batki !
Jeemo mhara syam dhani jeemavai beti Jat ki !!
Karmabai took a living samādhi on 25 July 1634
Now in Puri Jaganath rath yatra The 5th statute with Lord Krishna is of Karma Bai. It is believed that without her statue the didn't move a single inch and it is God own choice for karma bai.