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

pādāṣṭāṁśa vihīnassyād agrasthūlasya vistaraḥ|
adhiṣṭhānopapīṭhoktākṛtiṁ vopari kalpayet|| 113
dhāmākṛtirvā kartavyā prastarāntā gurūttamāḥ|
madhyabhadrayutaṁ vāpi nānācāmara saṁyutam|| 114
nānābhūta samāyuktaṁ koṇastharkṣa samanvitam|
aneka nāsikā jālaṁ sopapīṭhaṁ tu kevalam|| 115
vṛttaṁ vā caturaśraṁ vā tryaśraṁ vasvaśrameva vā|
The width of the ornamental upward projection should be equal to one out of 8 parts of the
height of the pillar. Mouldings resembling the shape of the base and the upper pedestal should
be provided on the top. O, the foremost Preceptors!, the altar should be structured so as to
look exactly like the temple, providing all the elements up to the entabalture. It may be
associated with median projections, many camara(bushy tail of deer) mouldings , many
dwarf images of bhutas , star-like mouldings in its corners and many gutters and latticed
windows. It may be with or without the upper pedestal. This type of large altar may be
circular, square, triangular or octogonal in shape.
प्रासादपोतमध्यात्तु पादमध्य विवर्जितम्॥ ११६
मूलधाम्नः समारभ्य वह्निदण्डं व्यपोह्य च।
तत्र संस्थापयेत्पीठं तत आरभ्य वर्धयेत्॥ ११७
अर्धदण्डेन पञ्चाशद्दण्डान्तं देशिकोत्तमः।
पीठायामान्तरा ह्येतद् वृषपृष्ठेऽथवा भवेत्॥ ११८
prāsādapotamadhyāttu pādamadhya vivarjitam|| 116
mūladhāmnaḥ samārabhya vahnidaṇḍaṁ vyapohya ca|
tatra saṁsthāpayetpīṭhaṁ tata ārabhya vardhayet|| 117
ardhadaṇḍena pañcāśaddaṇḍāntaṁ deśikottamaḥ|
pīṭhāyāmāntarā hyetad vṛṣapṛṣṭhe'thavā bhavet|| 118
From the center of the foundation wall of the main shrine and avoiding the center of the
vastu-grid, the distance should be measured. Leaving out a distance of 3 modules from the
main shrine, the altar should be installed. Starting from that point, the foremost Guru