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

चतुर्वर्णानुलोमाद्यैश्शिल्पिभिश्चित्रवित्तमैः।
नयनोन्मीलनं कुर्याच्चित्रकर्मावसानके॥ ७०
नयनोन्मीलनात्पूर्वं द्रव्यमात्रं तु तद्भवेत्।
तत्र छेदादिकं चेष्टं तदूर्ध्वं नेष्यते द्विजाः॥ ७१
caturvarṇānulomādyaiśśilpibhiścitravittamaiḥ|
nayanonmīlanaṁ kuryāccitrakarmāvasānake|| 70
nayanonmīlanātpūrvaṁ dravyamātraṁ tu tadbhavet|
tatra chedādikaṁ ceṣṭaṁ tadūrdhvaṁ neṣyate dvijāḥ|| 71
Upon the completion of beautification of the image(with colors), he should perform the
specific function known as the ‘opening of the eyes’ (nayana unmilala) in the presence of
people belonging to all the four castes and the mixed caste and of the Silpis and those who
are highly skilled in drawing and painting. O, the twice-born Sages!, prior to the performance of
the opening of the eyes, all the tools and substances needed essentially for such activity should
have been kept ready. All the activities such as cutting, decreasing and others should have been
done prior to the opening of the eyes. Once the eyes are opened, no such activity should
be undertaken..
तत्र प्रतिष्ठा कर्तव्या स्थापनोक्त विधानतः।
स्थानायैव तलव्यास मानेनाधार संज्ञिकम्॥ ७२
जङ्घोरू प्रतिमा दण्डात् स्थापयित्वा तदूर्ध्वतः।
कटिदण्डं च संयोज्य ब्रह्मदण्डे नियोजयेत्॥ ७३
सर्वदण्डादि संयुक्तं कृत्वा च प्रतिमादिकम्।
पट्टायैर्बन्धयित्वा तु तां शय्यायां निधाय च॥ ७४
तत्त्वमूर्त्यादि विन्यासं कृत्वा तां स्थापयेत्तु वा।