Govardhana Hill
Glories of Govardhana Hill
Appearance of Govardhana Hill
Krishna's Lifting of Govardhana Hill
Govardhana Parikrama Kusuma
Sarovara Manasi-ganga
Sanatana Goswami Bhajana Kutira Aniyora
Village Govinda Kunda
Instructions
for Performing Parikrama
In
Vraja-bhakti-vilasa the following
instructions are found concerning
parikrama of Govardhana Hill
- One should offer proper respect to all the Deities, cows, brahmanas,
trees, creepers, rocks and kundas one sees.
- One should not offend any living entity, moving or non-moving otherwise
one will lose the benefits of his parikrama.
- While performing parikrama one should not wear shoes or leather items and
one’s cloth should be freshly washed.
- One must observe brahmacarya and take bath as well as clean teeth before
starting parikrama.
- One should not perform parikrama at night.
- While performing parikrama one should move carefully so as not to kill any
living entities on the path.
- If one becomes sick during parikrama one should stop and take rest,
parikrama should be continued after health is regained.
- One should not leave his parikrama uncompleted.
- Women should not perform parikrama during their menstrual period.
- One should not strain himself while performing parikrama.
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