गुरुं गां दैवतं तीर्थं घृतं मधु चतुष्पदं।
प्रदक्षिणं प्रकुर्वीत प्रज्ञातांश्च वनस्पतीन्॥ मनुस्मृति याज्ञवल्क्य स्मृति
guruaṁ gāṁ daivataṁ tīrthaṁ ghṛtaṁ madhu catuṣpadaṁ|
pradakṣiṇaṁ prakurvīta prajñātāṁśca vanaspatīn ||
This is an old slokam-one of the many indicating the code of conduct as per the traditions of our country.
A person who wishes the welfare of himself and all around him, should always move with utmost respect and do circumambulation (प्रदक्षिणं) when he in the presence of
1. Guru.. the preceptor
2.The Cow
3. Gods and deities ( in whatever form)
4. Hloy waters... teertham
5. Ghee ( because it is the source of health and is a primary ingredient for yajnas)
6. Honey ( reason as above)
7. The four-legged domestic animials
8. The revered trees of the forest ( may include even the herbs and other plants)
Pradakshinam is the show of ultimate reverence and of great discipline and self control in the presence of the most Venerated things.. And the inclusion of the products of nature in their pristine purity in the list of things to be respected would indicate the wisdom possessed by our ancestors.. Now we are setting up Green groups etc.. after the damage has already been done..
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