Shiva Purana

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अध्यक्षं शिवधर्मेषु प्रदक्षिणमितीरितम् । क्रियया जपरूपं हि प्रणवं तु प्रदक्षिणम् 1-18-१४० ।

Among the sacred rites of Śiva, the circumambulation leads the rest. Praṇava is in the form of Japa and circumambulation is a physical rite.

english translation

adhyakSaM zivadharmeSu pradakSiNamitIritam । kriyayA japarUpaM hi praNavaM tu pradakSiNam 1-18-140 ।

hk transliteration by Sanscript