Canto 3, Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Verse 28 (SB 3.16.28)
SB 3.16.28 • मूल श्लोक

भगवन्तं परिक्रम्य प्रणिपत्यानुमान्य च । प्रतिजग्मु: प्रमुदिता: शंसन्तो वैष्णवीं श्रियम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

bhagavantaṁ parikramya praṇipatyānumānya ca pratijagmuḥ pramuditāḥ śaṁsanto vaiṣṇavīṁ śriyam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

bhagavantam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parikramya — after circumambulating; praṇipatya — after offering obeisances; anumānya — after learning; ca — and; pratijagmuḥ — returned; pramuditāḥ — extremely delighted; śaṁsantaḥ — glorifying; vaiṣṇavīm — of the Vaiṣṇavas; śriyam — opulence.

Translation

“The sages circumambulated the Supreme Lord, offered their obeisances and returned, extremely delighted at learning of the divine opulences of the Vaiṣṇava.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
It is still a respectful practice to circumambulate the Lord in Hindu temples. Especially in Vaiṣṇava temples there is an arrangement for people to offer their respects to the Deity and circumambulate the temple at least three times.