Jagadisha Pandit and his brother, Mahesh, lived near Jagannatha Mishra in Shridhama Mayapur. One Ekadashi day baby Nimai was crying constantly. He stopped after taking Maha-prasadam rice in Jagadisha Pandit's home. Then Nimai performed a miracle. Jagadisha Pandit swooned in ecstasy upon seeing baby Gauranga manifest a beautiful form with a monsoon cloud blue complexion, shining like lightning, and adorned with a shimmering peacock feather.
After moving to Shri Kshetra Dhama (Jagannatha Puri) , Lord Gaurachandra asked Jagadisha to come help spread the Hari Nama sankirtana movement. Taking Lord Jagannatha's permission, Jagadisha Pandit took a Deity of Jagannatha back to Nadia to worship in his village of Yashora.
In Krishna's nitya-lila Jagadisha Pandit serves as the dancer Chandrahasa, or a naga-patni (wife of Kaliya).
