Pradakshina

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Pradakshina

 

By Dr. K. B. Pispati

 

We were a party of about 15 and it was a full moon night, so someone suggested

that we should walk round Arunachala in what is called Giri-Pradakshina. As the

party included the Maharaja of Dharampur and the princesses and other ladies,

some of whom had never walked such a distance, I was a bit worried and arranged

for several horse-carts to follow us round so as to give a lift to anyone who

got tired.

 

It was a wonderful walk. We all kept together and sang devotional songs by and

to Bhagavan as we went along the moonlit road. Most of us had decided to go

barefoot, as one is supposed to, but it was a wonderful walk in spite of that

and we got home earlier than we expected. It was unforgettable. I was expecting

to have to treat blisters and aching legs next day, but strangely enough there

were no complaints and everyone seemed hale and hearty. I never thought that

these ladies who seldom walked farther than from bedroom to bathroom would do

the eight to nine mile walk without any trouble. To my mind it was like a

miracle.