The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s9.5

v2.c11.s9.5

The temple stands firm; it is a monument of the movement of the cosmos and leads beyond it. It is to be seen and comprehended (darśana) by circumambulation (pradakṣiṇa), to be approached and entered (abhigamana) so as to be born from its dark womb and to ascend its height in an instant of coincidence, to the golden point of reintegration from the middle of the cavity, in the heart. This monument is the seat and house of God. Its substance and shape (ākṛti) is Prakṛti ('Agnipurāṇa', LXI. 25 f), the primordial nature of the world; its images which mirror the course of the world (saṃsāra) give liberation ('Kulārṇava Tantra', II. 24). Its total form is the seat (Prāsāda) of the Supreme Spirit.²⁰³