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

संख्याया गारुडं तद्वत् पूर्व वक्राद्विनिर्गतम्॥ २४
सावित्र्याद्यं च सिद्ध्यर्थमुक्तं तदवतारकैः।
नयसूत्रादि भेदेन वामं वामाद्विनिर्गतम्॥ २५
चतुर्विंशति संख्याकं अवतीर्णं शिवाज्ञया।
कौलादि विंशत्संख्यातं भूततन्त्रं तु सद्यतः॥ २६
द्विविधं तन्त्रमुद्भूतं भैरवं दक्षिणास्यतः।
असिताङ्गादिभिर्भूभौ कथितं तदनेकधा॥ २७
प्रत्येकं तन्त्रभेदोक्तौ जायते ग्रन्थ विस्तरः।
saṁkhyayā gāruḍaṁ tadvat pūrva vaktrādvinirgatam|| 24
sāvitryādyaṁ ca siddhyarthamuktaṁ tadavatārakaiḥ|
nayasūtrādi bhedena vāmaṁ vāmādvinirgatam|| 25
caturviṁśati saṁkhyākaṁ avatīrṇaṁ śivājñayā|
kaulādi viṁśatsaṁkhyātaṁ bhūtatantraṁ tu sadyataḥ|| 26
dvividhaṁ tantramudbhūtaṁ bhairavaṁ dakṣiṇāsyataḥ|
asitāṅgādibhirbhūmau kathitaṁ tadanekadhā|| 27
pratyekaṁ tantrabhedoktau jāyate grantha vistaraḥ|
In the same way, the Garuda Tantra came out from the Tatpurusha face , its variations being
24 in number. During the susequent transmissions, these were revealed in order to accomplish
fulfilment in Savitri and other mantras. The Vama tantra with its variations such as Nayasutra and
others came out from the Vama face according to the direction given by Siva, their number being
24. Twenty-four scriptures, Kaula and others, collectively known as the Bhuta tantra came
out from the Sadyojata face. The Bhairva tantra was revealed by the Aghora face so as to be of
two different categories. They were later revealed in this world in the name of Asitanga and
other Bhairavas in many different ways. When each scripture gets revealed in different numbers,
there occurs amplification of that particular scripture.
अथ सिद्धान्त तन्त्राणां अवतारो निगद्यते॥ २८
तनोति विपुलानर्थांस्तत्त्वमन्त्र समाश्रितान्।
त्राणं च कुरुते यस्मात् तन्त्रमित्यभिधीयते॥ २९