Agni said: I will now describe the fruits of making temples for the residence of Vasudeva and other deities.

He who attempts to erect temples for gods is freed from the sins of a thousand births.

Those who think of building a temple in their minds are freed from the sins of a hundred births.

Those who approve of a man’s building a temple for Krishna go to the region of Acyuta [Vishnu] freed from sins.

Having desired to build a temple for Hari, a man immediately takes millions of his generations, past and future, to the region of Vishnu.

The departed manes of the person who builds a temple for Krishna live in the region of Vishnu, well adorned and free from the sufferings of hell.

The construction of a temple for a deity dissipates even the sin of Brahminicide.

By building a temple one reaps the fruit which one does not even gain by celebrating a sacrifice.

By building a temple one acquires the fruits of bathing at all the sacred shrines.

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