The Hindu Temple v1.c4.s2.20

v1.c4.s2.20

"He who wishes to build villages, etc., or royal palaces, etc., tanks, etc., or temples, should select a Guru and Śilpin for this purpose. Let the Guru be a Brāhmaṇa of high born family, who has performed all the sixteen purificatory rites, who knows the essence of the sacred texts, the Vedas and Āgamas, and who observes the rules of conduct according to his caste (varṇa) and stage of life (āśrama), who has received initiation (dikṣā), is competent, exerts himself in his work (tapasvin) and is a believer (āstika) in the sacred tradition.