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

पञ्चरत्नमिति प्रोक्तं माणिकं चैकमेव वा।
वज्रं वा मध्यमे प्रोक्तं महावेशमिति स्मृतम्॥ २९
lokapālāṁśca caturaḥ ratnāni vividhāni ca|
māṇikyamindranīlaṁ ca vaidūryaṁ ca pravālakam|| 27
muktā vajraṁ tathā puṣyarāgaṁ gomedakaṁ tathā|
marakataṁ caiva ratnāni navaratnādi pañcakam|| 28
pañcaratnamiti proktaṁ māṇikkaṁ caikameva vā|
vajraṁ vā madhyame proktaṁ mahāveśamiti smṛtam|| 29
The directional deities should be worshipped in all the four sides, corresponding to the
eight directions. Nine gems or five gems or one gem may be taken. Gems are manifold.
Ruby, sapphire, beryl, coral, pearl, diamond, topaz, hessonite and emerald – these are
the nine gems prescibed here. The five gems should be chosen from these nine gems. In
the case of one gem, it may be ruby or diamond. This should be placed in the central square.
Consecration of these gems is known as ‘mahavesa’.
स्वस्वलोकप मन्त्रैश्च मध्यादि क्रमतो न्यसेत्।
देवं रत्नोपरि न्यस्त्वा सुस्निग्धं कारयेद्दृढम्॥ ३०
शैलं चेत्स्थापने काले रत्नाद्यं विधिवन्न्यसेत्।
शूलस्थापने काले तु न्यसेद्रत्नानि मृण्मये॥ ३१
अन्येषाम् रत्नविन्यासं वर्जयेत्तु विशेषतः।
svasvalokapa mantraiśca madhyādi kramato nyaset|
devaṁ ratnopari nyastvā susnigdhaṁ kārayeddṛḍham|| 30
śailaṁ cetsthāpane kāle ratnādyaṁ vidhivannyaset|
śūlasthāpane kāle tu nyasedratnāni mṛṇmaye|| 31
anyeṣāṁ ratnavinyāsaṁ varjayettu viśeṣataḥ|
These gems should be placed in the due order, starting from the middle and proceeding in
clockwise direction to reach the north-east, with the accompaniment of the mantra pertaining
to each. Then he should place the image over the gems arranged in the due order so that