Shloka 17
Kāla-cakra and the Motions of the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Grahas
Bhāgavata Jyotiṣa Framework
तत उत्तरस्मादृषय एकादशलक्षयोजनान्तर उपलभ्यन्ते य एव लोकानां शमनुभावयन्तो भगवतो विष्णोर्यत्परमं पदं प्रदक्षिणं प्रक्रमन्ति ॥ १७ ॥
tata uttarasmād ṛṣaya ekādaśa-lakṣa-yojanāntara upalabhyante ya eva lokānāṁ śam anubhāvayanto bhagavato viṣṇor yat paramaṁ padaṁ pradakṣiṇaṁ prakramanti.
To the north of that, at an interval of eleven lakhs of yojanas, dwell the seven saintly sages. Ever intent upon the welfare of the universe’s inhabitants, they continually perform pradakṣiṇā, circumambulating the supreme abode of Lord Viṣṇu known as Dhruvaloka, the polestar.
Śrīla Madhvācārya quotes the following verse from the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa:
FAQs
This verse describes exalted sages moving in a clockwise circumambulation around Lord Viṣṇu’s supreme abode, indicating reverence, devotion, and alignment with the Lord as the ultimate center.
In Canto 5, Śukadeva explains the universe’s arrangement to show that beyond material regions are spiritually powerful beings whose movements and blessings are centered on the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu.
Keep the Supreme Lord as the “center” of life—through regular worship, remembrance, and practices like pradakṣiṇa at temples—so one’s actions become auspicious and beneficial to others.