रामनाथालयं हेम्ना यः करोति सभक्तिकम् । स नरो मुक्तिमाप्नोति शिवसायुज्यरूपिणीम्
rāmanāthālayaṃ hemnā yaḥ karoti sabhaktikam | sa naro muktimāpnoti śivasāyujyarūpiṇīm
Wer in Hingabe den Tempel Rāmanāthas aus Gold errichtet, der erlangt Befreiung — als Vereinigung mit Śiva (sāyujya).
Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Rāmanātha kṣetra (Setu)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A golden Rāmanātha temple rises radiant; the devotee offers gold with folded hands; the final vision shows the devotee dissolving into Śiva’s effulgence—symbolizing sāyujya.
Supreme devotion expressed through the highest offering culminates in the highest goal—liberation as union with Śiva (sāyujya).
Rāmanātha shrine at Setu (Rāmeśvaram).
Devotional construction of the Rāmanātha temple using gold.