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

पादानि नव तन्मध्ये कृत्वा कूटयुतानि वा।
रत्नाद्यं विन्यसेत्तत्र प्रागुक्त विधिना गुरुः॥ ६२
तत्र संस्तापयेद्वाग्मी तत्र मूर्तिं मनुस्मरन्।
pādāni nava tanmadhye kṛtvā kūṭayutāni vā|
ratnādyaṁ vinyasettatra prāgukta vidhinā guruḥ|| 62
tatra saṁstāpayedvāgmī tatra mūrti manusmaran|
In the middle of the pit meant for the base, the Acharya should design a square mandala
associated with nine grids within it or he may design this within a casket. Then he should deposit
nine gems and other objects according to the directions set forth earlier for placing of the gems.
Upon such pedestal, the Acharya who is adept in articulation of mantras should install
the wooden frame reciting the mula mantra pertaining to the actual Deity.
ब्रह्मदण्डेऽन्यदण्डांश्च योजयेदुक्तवर्त्मना॥ ६३
अथवा पीठकोत्सेधं ब्रह्मदण्डस्य मूलतः।
शूलदैर्घ्यान्वितम् कृत्वा इष्टमानान्वितं तु वा॥ ६४
कृत्वा तदवधिस्थाने स्थाप्यं वाधार संज्ञकम्।
स्थिराद्यं पीठबन्धाद्यैर्बन्धयेत् सुषिरं यथा॥ ६५
brahmadaṇḍe'nyadaṇḍāṁśca yojayeduktavartmanā|| 63
athavā pīṭhakotsedhaṁ brahmadaṇḍasya mūlataḥ|
śūladaighyānvitaṁ kṛtvā iṣṭamānānvitaṁ tu vā|| 64
kṛtvā tadavadhisthāne sthāpyaṁ vādhāra saṁjñakam|
sthirādyaṁ pīṭhabandhādyairbandhayet suṣiraṁ yathā|| 65
He should join the other frames with the brahma danda according to the order prescibed before.
The height of the pedestal may be determined from the base of the brahma danda or from the
length of the whole wooden frame. Or its height may be as desired by the sthapati. Having
ascertained the height of the base, the Acharya should fix the base at the appropriate place.
He should fasten the groove joints with the binding bands of the pedestal for the sake of
stability.