The mystery of Lord Shiva's half parikrama...
There is a tradition of doing half parikrama of Lord Shiva. That is because Shiva's Somasutra is not crossed. When a person does half the parikrama, it is called lunar parikrama. Shivalinga is considered to be light and the area around it is considered to be moon. You might have seen a Venus star above the crescent moon in the sky. This Shivalinga is not only its symbol but the entire universe is like Jyotirlinga.
Ardha Somsutraantmityarth: Shiv Pradakshinikurvan Somsutra na langhayet, iti vachhanantaraat.
▪️Somasutra: The purity of Shivalinga is called Somasutra. The scriptures order that Somasutra should not be violated while circumambulating Lord Shankar, otherwise one would be blamed. While explaining Somasutra, it has been said that the place of Somasutra is the direction from which the water offered to God falls.
▪️ Why don't you cross Somasutra:- There is a source of power in Somasutra, hence while crossing it, you spread your legs and it has an adverse effect on the semen production and the flow of 5 endosperm air. This creates obstruction in the flow of Devdutt and Dhananjay air. Which has a bad effect on the body and mind. Therefore, there is an order in the scriptures to teach only the half-moon shape of Shiva.
▪️Then one can cross:- It is found at other places in the scriptures that there is no blame for violating the Soma Sutra while being covered with grass, wood, leaf, stone, brick etc., but Shivsyardha Pradakshina means doing only half the circumambulation of Shiva. Needed
▪️From which side the parikrama should be done:- Always start the parikrama of Lord Shivling from the left side, reach the forward part of the reservoir i.e. till the water source and then return in the opposite direction and complete the parikrama till the other end...
Har Har Mahadev, Jai Mahakal, Jai Govinda 🕉️🔱
Thank you for the information about such Sanatan.
