The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s2.24

v1.c8.s2.24

⁴¹ In the 'Mahānirvāṇa Tantra', XIII, 240-44, the Temple is praised : "Thou grantest merit (puṇya) and fame . . . ; all the holy places are in thee." The temple, like worship itself, serves more than one purpose. "One should worship with Sattva tendencies [in conformity to the Essence] for liberation ; with Rajas tendencies [expansively] for enjoyment and with a mixture of these tendencies for the fulfilment of mixed purposes" ('Viṣṇu-Saṃhitā', IV, 12).