Citations from the Scriptures
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«The one who builds a temple of Lord Krishna, will be granted freedom from all sinful reactions accumulated during the previous seven births, and all his ancestors will be liberated from hellish life. Anyone who builds a temple of Lord Vishnu, will live in His eternal abode for as many thousands of years, as there are dust particles lying on the floor. The one who draws (paints) a temple of Lord Krishna, will live in the abode of Lord Vishnu as long as there exists the ocean.»
Skanda Purana
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«O brahmana, the one who just thinks about the construction of the temple of the Supreme Lord, is immediately freed from all sinful reactions. What then to speak about the benefit, that one acquires, when he is engaged in the actual construction of a temple of the Lord in accordance with prescribed procedures. No one can properly describe the benefit received by those who build a temple of Lord Vishnu from 8 bricks only. Then, imagine the benefit received by the one who builds a great temple.»
Hayasirsa-Pancaratra
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«Those who constantly meditate with a pure mind, thinking: "We will build the temple of Lord Hari" are freed from all sinful reactions accumulated during the previous hundred lives. Those who build a temple of Lord Hari quickly transfer 10 000 past and future generations of his family to the abode of Lord Vishnu. If a rich man builds a temple of Lord Hari, spending hundreds of thousands of rupees, or if poor man builds a temple of Lord Hari, spending a half of that amount or even less - both receive the same benefit.»
Agni Purana
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«Even those who during their childhood years, while playing, constructed a temple of Lord Vasudeva with clay, will rise to the transcendental abode of Lord Hari.»
Vishnu rahasya
