Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, 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.
Sa hilaga mula roon, sa layong labing-isang lakh yojana, naroon ang pitong banal na ṛṣi. Palaging iniisip ang kapakanan ng mga nilalang sa sansinukob, sila’y umiikot sa pradakṣiṇa sa paligid ng kataas-taasang tahanan ni Bhagavān Viṣṇu—ang Dhruvaloka, ang bituing hilaga.
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.