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

The width of the front altar should be from 5 digits to 25 digits, the increase being one digit
each time. Its height should be one quarter, half, three quarters of the width or equal to the
width. Having divided the witdth into 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 equal parts, the height of the first girdle
(step), second, third and fourth girdles should be taken to be of one part out of these divisions.
On the top of the altar should be a lotus design associated with pericarp. Or, the pericarp alone
may be provided on the top. The height of the lotus should be two, three or four times the
height of the girdle. The projected moulding should be with a height equal to the girdle. Or, it
may be three quarters, half or one quarter of the height of the girdle. The height of the pericarp
should be equal to that of the girdle or equal to half or three quarters of the height of the lotus.
Or, the height may be decided so as to render beauty and strength to the paricarp. This altar
may be circular or square in shape.
महतां पीठकानां च लक्षणं शृणुतोत्तमाः॥ १०२
पद्मगर्भ समो वापि तदधः पाद एव वा।
तदन्तरेऽष्टभागे तु नवधा विस्तरो भवेत्॥ १०३
रुद्रमात्रं समारभ्य द्वित्र्यङ्गुल विवर्धनात्।
नवहस्त प्रमाणान्तो महापीठस्य विस्तरः॥ १०४
विस्तार सम उत्सेधस्सपादस्सार्ध एव वा।
त्रिपादो ह्यर्थमानो वा तत्तदन्तरजोऽपि वा॥ १०५
mahatāṁ pīṭhakānāṁ ca lakṣaṇaṁ śrṇutottamāḥ|| 102
padmagarbha samo vāpi tadadhaḥ pāda eva vā|
tadantare'ṣṭabhāge tu navadhā vistaro bhavet|| 103
rudramātraṁ samārabhya dvitryaṅgula vivardhanāt|
navahasta pramāṇānto mahāpīṭhasya vistaraḥ|| 104
vistāra sama utsedhassapādassārdha eva vā|
tripādo hyardhamāno vā tattadantarajo'pi vā|| 105
O, the foremost Sages!, now listen to the characteristics of the large altar. The difference
between the exact width of the main shrine and one quarter of this width should be divided into
8 equal parts to obtain 9 different widths. The width of the large altar(maha pitha) should be