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

The proportionate measures of the head, palm, ears, interspace between the fingers and
shoulders, feet and other limbs may be decreased by a half unit from the actual measures
of each limb, as thought to be reasonable by the sthapati. The directions for making the wooden
frame suitable for the standing image have been told. There are some specific directions for
making the wooden frame suitable for the sitting image. The bottom end of the brahma danda
should be increased by 2 digits. The base of the shin-frame should be decreased by one and a half
digit. Thus, the lineaments for the wooden inner frame have been told. Now, the process of its
installation is explained.
कालोऽपि पूर्ववन्नेयस्त्वङ्कुरार्पणमेव च।
मण्डपः कुण्डक्लृप्तिस्तु नवपञ्चैक संख्यया॥ ४०
चतुरश्राणि कुण्डानि तद्दिक्कुण्डानि वा तथा।
शिल्पिनं च विसृज्याथ पुण्याहं वाचयेत्ततः॥ ४१
kālo'pi pūrvavanneyastvaṅkurārpaṇameva ca|
maṇḍapaḥ kuṇḍakḷptistu navapañcaika saṁkhyayā|| 40
caturaśrāṇi kuṇḍāni taddikkuṇḍāni vā tathā|
śilpinaṁ ca visṛjyātha puṇyāhaṁ vācayettataḥ|| 41
The auspicious time for the installation should be ascertained as explained earlier. First,
the ritual known as the ‘offering of the sprouts’ (ankurarpaṇa) sould be performed and it
should be followed by the structuring of suitable pavilion, construction of fire-pits and others.
There may be nine or five fire-pits or one fire-pit. All the fire-pits may be in the form of square
or they may be designed as to be in a form applicable to each direction. Then having sent off
the Silpi with due honors, the Acharya should perform the ritual known as ‘punyaha vacana’ –
declaring the auspiciousness of the selected time and place.
वास्तुहोमं च कृत्वान्ते स्थण्डिलं कारयेद्विजाः।
सङ्कल्प्य शयनं तत्र ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मादि दण्डकान्॥ ४२
पञ्चगव्येन संप्रोक्ष्य ततः पञ्चामृतादिभिः।
संस्त्राप्य शुद्धतोयेन वस्त्रेणाच्छाद्य पूजयेत्॥ ४३