Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.136; a medieval era Sanskrit book, written by Rupa Goswami (fl. 15th century) which represents a devotional (bhakti) masterpiece. In this work Goswami describes the nature and different forms of pure love (rasa) as well as various other topics on Vaishnavism and devotion.
Verse 1.2.136
skānde ca caturmāsya-māhātmye —
catur-vāraṃ bhramībhis tu jagat sarvaṃ carācaram |
krāntaṃ bhavati viprāgrya tat-tīrtha-gamanādikam ||1.2.136||
In the Skanda Purāṇa, Caturmāsya-māhātmya it is said:
“O best of the brāhmaṇas, those who circumambulate the Lord four times surpass the world of moving and non-moving creatures. This surpasses going to tīrthas.”