रामनाथालयं हेम्ना यः करोति सभक्तिकम् । स नरो मुक्तिमाप्नोति शिवसायुज्यरूपिणीम्
rāmanāthālayaṃ hemnā yaḥ karoti sabhaktikam | sa naro muktimāpnoti śivasāyujyarūpiṇīm
Quiconque, avec dévotion, bâtit en or le temple de Rāmanātha, celui-là obtient la délivrance, sous la forme de l’union avec 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.