84 kos parikrama
84 Kos Parikrama Significance: Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Nandgaon, Barsana, Govardhan, these are the places where Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Hari Vishnu, the creator of the world, spent his childhood. This is called Brajmandal. Lord Shri Krishna has performed many pastimes here. Brajmandal revolves around 84 Kos. Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Nandgaon, Barsana, Govardhan all are part of this parikrama. The importance of this 84 kos circumambulation is described in the Vedas and Puranas, so let us know about it in detail.
According to Varaha Purana, there are about 66 billion places of pilgrimage on earth, but when Chaturmas comes, all of them reside in Braj. This is the reason why 84 Kos parikrama is done in Chaturmas itself. There is also another story related to the circumambulation of 84 Kos. According to the story, once Yashoda Mata and Nand Baba expressed their wish and said that they wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Chardham.
Significance of 84 Kos Parikrama
After expressing this wish towards Yashoda Mata and Nand Baba, Lord Shri Krishna called all the pilgrims to Braj itself, so that he could have their darshan. According to Hindu beliefs, whoever circumambulates 84 Kos gets freedom from 84 lakh births. With this one attains salvation. By undertaking this journey all the sins of a person are destroyed.
When should one circumambulate 84 Kos?
Mainly circumambulation of 84 Kos should be done in Chaturmas and Adhikamas only. It is said so, but this parikrama has special significance even in the months of Chaitra and Vaishakh. Parikrama Yatra is performed once a year from Chaitra Purnima to Baisakh Purnima. Even after Vijaya Dashami in the month of Ashwin, some people start parikrama.
According to their respective beliefs, Shaiva and Vaishnav communities revolve around 84 Kos at different times. 84 Kos circumambulation can be done in two ways: on foot and by vehicle.
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