The Temples of Śiva - Verse 11
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 77.11
Sanskrit Original
गत्वा शिवपुरं रम्यं भुक्त्वा भोगान यथेप्सितान। ज्ञानयोगं समासाद्य गाणपत्यं लभेन्नरः।।
gatvā śivapuraṃ ramyaṃ bhuktvā bhogān yathepsitān| jñānayogaṃ samāsādya gāṇapatyaṃ labhennaraḥ||
Sūta said:: Or the devotee shall make in accordance with the injunctions the temple of Mandara, for him. He shall devoutly make it in accordance with his means. It may be of the middling or inferior type. Thereby the man goes to the beautiful city of Śiva in aerial chariots which resemble the mountain Mandara, and which have faces all round, which are occupied by groups of Apsarases and which are difficult of access even to Devas and Dānavas. He enjoys all pleasures, attains the path of knowledge and finally the chieftainship of the Gaṇas.