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

मूर्तिनिर्गत शूलैश्च सुस्थिरैस्सारदारुजैः।
इष्टनाहा समायुक्तैः इष्टसंख्या समन्वितैः॥ ६६
ब्रह्मदण्डादि दण्डे तु योजयित्वा गुरूत्तमः।
स्थैर्यं संपादयेदत्र क्रियामाणानुसारतः॥ ६७
mūrtinirgata śūlaiśca susthiraissāradārujaiḥ|
iṣṭanāhā samāyuktaiḥ iṣṭasaṁkhyā samanvitaiḥ|| 66
brahmadaṇḍādi daṇḍe tu yojayitvā gurūttamaḥ|
sthairyaṁ saṁpādayedatra kriyāmāṇānusārataḥ|| 67
The frames with which the intended form of the Diety has been identified, should be firm and
sturdy, should be made of khadira and such other trees associated with sap and resin. They
should be asscociated with the desired thickness and they should be in the desired number.
The foremost Acharya should yoke such frames with the brahma danda and other dandas. He
should effect stability to the whole structure according to the activities related to such frame.
ऋजुभिर्लोहपट्टैश्च लोहकीलैरनेकधा।
बन्धयित्वा यथा कर्म आर्द्रं वा वस्त्रवेष्टनम्॥ ६८
कल्कचिक्कणकाद्यैस्तु संपूर्णाङ्गं यथा नयेत्।
वर्णैर्नानाविधैश्चित्रं कारयेत् प्रतिमोक्तवत्॥ ६९
ṛjubhirlohapāṭṭaiśca lohakīlairanekadhā|
bandhayitvā yathā karma ārdraṁ vā vastraveṣṭanam|| 68
kalkacikkaṇakādyaistu saṁpūrṇāṅgaṁ yathā nayet|
varṇairnānāvidhaiścitraṁ kārayet pratimoktavat|| 69
He should strengthen the frame with the metal sheets which are flattened evenly and with
a number of metal nails and fasten the joints according to the prescribed manner and cover
the frame with moist cloth. Making use of paste(kalka) and mortar(cikkana), he should
design all limbs of the image so as bring out the full form of the Deity. According to the
directions set forth under the section dealing with the lineaments of image, he should beautify
the image by painting it with different colors.