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

and conjoined with auspiscious star and karana, the Acharya who has purified himself should sit
near the place where the image is kept and worship the Lord on the raised platform(sthandila),
invoke and worship the consecrated fire, offer necessay oblations into the fire and offer the
balls of cooked rice(bali) to the gaurdian deities of the cosmic elements.
शिलाद्यं प्रोक्ष्य वस्त्रेण वर्मणावेष्ट्य पूजयेत्।
हृदि वस्त्रेण संवेष्ट्य टङ्काद्यं मधुसर्पिषा ॥ १०
आप्लाव्य त्रिः प्रहारेण स्फोटयेदस्त्रमन्त्रतः।
गुरोरनुज्ञया शिल्पी तथैवास्फोटयेत्पुनः॥ ११
śilādyaṁ prokṣya vastreṇa varmaṇāveṣṭya pūjayet|
hṛdi vastreṇa saṁveṣṭya ṭaṅkādyaṁ madhusarpiṣā|| 10
āplāvya triḥ prahāreṇa sphoṭayedastramantrataḥ|
guroranujñayā śilpī tathaivāsphoṭayetpunaḥ|| 11
Having sprinkled the drops of consecrated water over the image and other objects with the
accompaniment of astra mantra, he should wrap the image with a new cloth reciting the kavaca
mantra and worship it. Having covered the tools such as hatchet and others with a cloth reciting
the hrudaya mantra, he should sprinkle the honey and clarified butter over them and striking
over the left palm three times, snap the fingers with the accompaniment of astra mantra. Getting
the instruction from the Guru to do so, the Silpi should strike over his left palm three times
and snap the fingers, as done by the Acharya.
संपूज्य वस्त्रहेमाद्यैराचार्यं स्थपतिं तथा।
तस्मात्संगृह्य तद्द्रव्यं नयेत्कर्मकुटीं पुनः॥ १२
saṁpūjya vastrahemādyairācāryaṁ sthapatiṁ tathā|
tasmātsaṁgṛhya taddravyaṁ nayetkarmakuṭīṁ punaḥ|| 12
The chief patron of the installation should honor the Acharya and the Sthapati with new
garments, gold and other valuable materials , collect the materials from the Acharya
and bring them again to the sacrificial pavilion.