The Temples of Śiva - Verse 96

Sūta said:: By seeing the coloured Maṇḍala and by worshipping it one attains the same benefit as a yogin attains in the following circumstances:—When he has learned the Vedas duly along with their Aṅgas (ancillary subjects); when he has worshipped God by means of sacrifices, such as Jyotiṣṭoma etc., ending with that of Viśvajit; when (as a householder) he has procreated sons like himself; when he has adopted the stage of life of a forest-dweller with earnestness maintaining the sacrificial fire, and performing all rites such as Cāndrāyaṇa, etc.; when he has renounced all holy rites, learned Brahmavidyā assiduously and attained perfect knowledge and when with perfect knowledge he has seen what should be seen.