कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)

ekasya caikavṛkṣassyād bahuvṛkṣastu neṣyate|
dravyasaṁgrahaṇaṁ kuryāt tadvidhāna prakārataḥ|| 11
For one wooden frame, only one of the recommended trees should be used. Designing the
frame with timber got from many trees is not desirable. Other needed materials should be
collected according to the directions set forth for such collection.
केशाङ्गुल्यादि मानार्थं मानार्धं दारुवन्नयेत्।
ब्रह्मदण्डस्य विस्तारः पञ्चाङ्गुलमिति स्मृतम्॥ १२
keśāṅgulyādi mānārthaṁ mānārdhaṁ dāruvannayet|
brahmadaṇḍasya vistāraḥ pañcāṅgulamiti smṛtam|| 12
For the proportionate measurements of hair, fingers and such other minor limbs, half unit
should be reduced gradually, as is done for sharpening a wooden pike. The thickness of the
central frame known as brahma danda(or vamsa danda) should be 5 digits(angulas).
मेढ्रादि नाभिपर्यन्तं चतुरश्राकृतिर्भवेत्।
नाभेर्हिक्कान्तकं चैव वस्वश्रः परिभाषितः॥ १३
तस्योर्ध्वे वर्तुलं कुर्यात् पक्षदण्डस्य विस्तरः।
सप्ताङ्गुल इति ज्ञेया तद्घने तु कला भवेत्॥ १४
meḍhrādi nābhiparyantaṁ caturaśrākṛtirbhavet|
nābherhikkāntakaṁ caiva vasvaśraḥ paribhāṣitaḥ|| 13
tasyordhve vartulaṁ kuryāt pakṣadaṇḍasya vistaraḥ|
saptāṅgula iti jñeyā tadghane tu kalā bhavet|| 14
The brahma danda should be four-sided from the level of genital organ up to the navel. From
the navel up to base of the neck(hikka), it should in eight-sided form. Above the level of
the base of the neck, it should be cylindrical. The length of the two side-frames(paksha danda)
sholud be 7 digits. Their thickness should be 3 digits.