Pradakshinam

Sri Ramana Maharshi

"Pradakshina" (the Hindu rite of going round the object of worship) is "All is within me". The true significance of the act of going around Arunachala is said to be as effective as circuit round the world. That means that the whole world is condensed into this Hill. The circuit round the temple of Arunachala is equally good; and self-circuit is as good as the last. So all are contained in the Self. Says the Ribhu Gita: "I remain fixed, whereas innumerable universes becoming concepts within my mind, rotate within me. This meditation is the highest circuit (pradakshina)."