Which shāstra for prāña pratishThā is Avimukteshvarananda ji's point of reference?

Prāña pratishThā involves:

षट्कर्म
शुद्धि सिंचन
दशविध स्नान
प्राण आवाहन
प्राण प्रतिष्ठा

We went through Vaishnava, Shaiva, Shakta and Ganapatya literature. While the rites vary, none says completion of the temple is a prerequisite.

Lakshmi took the form of a Badri tree to provide warmth to Vishnu, who was until then braving the harsh cold climate, in Badrinath.

Shri Rām himself installed the Linga in Rameshwaram without any temple around it (Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas). Shiva Purāña 2.1.13 states rules of prāña pratishThā separately with and without temples.

Without the devālaya in place, the ritual is performed after भूतशुद्धि. With devālaya, it's installation of दिक्पाल followed by मूलमंत्र; whether there should be a fully-functional building around the गर्भगृह and dikpālas is not mentioned.

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