शतहस्त समाहर सहस्रहस्त सं किर। कृतस्य कार्यस्य चेह स्फातिं समावह॥

The Vedas declare that one may earn wealth with hundreds of hands but must give it away with thousands. Offering one’s resources for divine causes like temple construction ensures that wealth becomes a source of purity, not bondage.

पितामहस्य पुरतः कुलान्यष्टौ तु यानि च। तारयेदात्मना सार्धं विष्णोर्मन्दिरकारकः॥

Whoever constructs or helps in constructing a temple for Lord Vishnu liberates eight generations of ancestors and attains divine blessings for himself and his lineage.

शिलादानं परमं पुण्यं विष्णो: प्रतिमासन्निधौ। तस्मात् शिलादानं कृत्वा न पुनर्जन्म लभ्यते॥

The offering of even a single stone (Shila) in the construction of a temple of Lord Vishnu is a supreme act of virtue. Such a devotee never returns to mortal birth again.

“यः काष्ठमपि रामाय सेतुबन्धे न्यवेशयत्। स गच्छत्यपरां सिद्धिं न तस्य पुनरागमः॥”

Even one who placed a small stone or log in Lord Rama’s Setu (bridge) attained eternal liberation. Similarly, contributing even a single Shila in temple service brings divine perfection.

यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्। यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम्॥

Whatever you do, whatever you give — offer it to the Supreme with devotion. Thus, Shiladaan becomes not just a donation, but an offering of love and surrender to the Lord.

शिलादानं विष्णोर्मन्दिरे महापुण्यकरं स्मृतम्। येन दत्तं तु तत्सर्वं मोक्षदं भवति ध्रुवम्॥

Offering a stone for the temple of Lord Vishnu grants immense spiritual merit and ensures liberation from worldly suffering.

शतहस्त समाहर सहस्रहस्त सं किर। कृतस्य कार्यस्य चेह स्फातिं समावह॥

The Vedas declare that one may earn wealth with hundreds of hands but must give it away with thousands. Offering one’s resources for divine causes like temple construction ensures that wealth becomes a source of purity, not bondage.

पितामहस्य पुरतः कुलान्यष्टौ तु यानि च। तारयेदात्मना सार्धं विष्णोर्मन्दिरकारकः॥

Whoever constructs or helps in constructing a temple for Lord Vishnu liberates eight generations of ancestors and attains divine blessings for himself and his lineage.

शिलादानं परमं पुण्यं विष्णो: प्रतिमासन्निधौ। तस्मात् शिलादानं कृत्वा न पुनर्जन्म लभ्यते॥

The offering of even a single stone (Shila) in the construction of a temple of Lord Vishnu is a supreme act of virtue. Such a devotee never returns to mortal birth again.

“यः काष्ठमपि रामाय सेतुबन्धे न्यवेशयत्। स गच्छत्यपरां सिद्धिं न तस्य पुनरागमः॥”

Even one who placed a small stone or log in Lord Rama’s Setu (bridge) attained eternal liberation. Similarly, contributing even a single Shila in temple service brings divine perfection.

यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्। यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम्॥

Whatever you do, whatever you give — offer it to the Supreme with devotion. Thus, Shiladaan becomes not just a donation, but an offering of love and surrender to the Lord.

शिलादानं विष्णोर्मन्दिरे महापुण्यकरं स्मृतम्। येन दत्तं तु तत्सर्वं मोक्षदं भवति ध्रुवम्॥

Offering a stone for the temple of Lord Vishnu grants immense spiritual merit and ensures liberation from worldly suffering.