As we
do pradakshina, the Lord is always on our right. In India the right side
symbolizes auspiciousness. So as we circumambulate the sanctum sanctorum we
remind ourselves to lead an auspicious life of righteousness, with the Lord who
is the indispensable source of help and strength, as our guide - the
"right hand".
Indian
scriptures enjoin - matrudevo bhava, pitrudevo bhava, acharyadevo bhava.
May you consider your parents and teachers as you would the Lord. With this in
mind we also do pradakshina around our parents and divine personages.
After
the completion of traditional worship (pooja), we customarily do pradakshina
around ourselves. In this way we recognize and remember the supreme divinity
within us, which alone is idolized in the form of the Lord that we worship
outside.
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