Circumambulation of a temple or idol or mountain is called as Pradakshina. When it is done around a temple, situated on a mountain, it is known as Giri-Pradakshina or Giri-Valam. Performing Pradakshina is considered to be beneficial and culmination of a worship or a ritual. In Puran we come across, the greatness of Pradakshina when Lord Ganesha went around the parents i.e. performed a Pradakshina and got highest benefit. This can also be considered as a Giri-Valam as the parents were seated in mount Kailash.
Typically the Pradakshina is done bear feet. Generally the Giri-Valam is done with hill on the right side. i.e. clockwise. Shri Raman Maharshi explained the meaning of Pradakshina in following manner. "PRA" - stands for removal of all kinds of sins, "DA" – stands for fulfilling the desires of a person, "KSI" – stands for freedom from future births, "NA" – stands for giving deliverance through gyana.
The following benefits were enumerated by Shri Raman Maharshi.
By walking one step in Pradakshina, one gets happiness in the world. By walking two steps, gives happiness in heaven. Walking three steps gives, bliss of SatyaLoka which can be attained.
It is stated in Purans that doing Pradakshina in certain Shiva temples in South India gives benefits more than that of performing Ashwamedha yadnyas.
One should go around in silence (mauna) or meditation (dhyan) or japa (naamsmaran) or doing bhajan. This makes us think of the Lord all times. It is stated once should walk slowly like a woman in ninth month of pregnancy.
People perform Giri-Valam at Girnaar in Gujraat, Arunachala mountain at Tiruvannamalai and at a number of other places like Harharishwar and Ganapatipule in Maharashtra, Shrisailam in Andhra Pradesh and Pakshitirtha (Tiruparmkundram) in Tamil Nadu.
Typically the Pradakshina is done bear feet. Generally the Giri-Valam is done with hill on the right side. i.e. clockwise. Shri Raman Maharshi explained the meaning of Pradakshina in following manner. "PRA" - stands for removal of all kinds of sins, "DA" – stands for fulfilling the desires of a person, "KSI" – stands for freedom from future births, "NA" – stands for giving deliverance through gyana.
The following benefits were enumerated by Shri Raman Maharshi.
By walking one step in Pradakshina, one gets happiness in the world. By walking two steps, gives happiness in heaven. Walking three steps gives, bliss of SatyaLoka which can be attained.
It is stated in Purans that doing Pradakshina in certain Shiva temples in South India gives benefits more than that of performing Ashwamedha yadnyas.
One should go around in silence (mauna) or meditation (dhyan) or japa (naamsmaran) or doing bhajan. This makes us think of the Lord all times. It is stated once should walk slowly like a woman in ninth month of pregnancy.
People perform Giri-Valam at Girnaar in Gujraat, Arunachala mountain at Tiruvannamalai and at a number of other places like Harharishwar and Ganapatipule in Maharashtra, Shrisailam in Andhra Pradesh and Pakshitirtha (Tiruparmkundram) in Tamil Nadu.
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