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

Tatpurusha and Isana. For the six storeys, six Addvas , namely Varna, Pada, Mantra, Bhuvana,
Tattva and Kala which have their cosmic role in all the 224 worlds. For the seven storeys,
Nivrutti, Pratishta, Vidya, Santi, Santyatita, Brahma and Anga kalas. For the eight storeys,
eight Vidyesvaras, Anantesvara and others. For the nine storeys, nine Saktis, Vama and others.
For the ten storeys, ten Lokapalas(directional Deities), Indra and others. For the eleven storeys,
eleven Rudras. For the twelve storeys, twelve Adtiyas. For the thirteen storeys, eleven Rudras
and two Asvini Devas. For the fourteen storeys, the Lords of the fourteen worlds. For the
fifteen storeys, the presiding Deities of the fifteen lunar days. In the structure of such gopuras,
each corresponding Deity should be invoked and identified with each storey ,with the recital of
the corresponding name(which serves as the mantra).
गोपुरस्थापनं कुर्यात् तदग्रे मण्टपे कृते।
पूर्वोक्त विधिना युक्त कुण्डे वा स्थण्डिलेऽपि च॥ ९२
नवकुण्डैक संख्ये वा पुण्याह प्रोक्षणान्विते।
स्थण्डिले वेदिकोर्ध्वे च अष्टौ च स्थापयेद्धटान्॥ ९३
gopurasthāpanaṁ kuryāt tadagre maṇṭape kṛte|
pūrvokta vidhinā yukta kuṇḍe vā sthaṇḍile'pi ca|| 92
navakuṇḍaika saṁkhye vā puṇyāha prokṣaṇānvite|
sthaṇḍile vedikordhve ca aṣṭau ca sthāpayedghaṭān|| 93
The Achrya should empower the gopura(gopura sthapana) in the precibed way, once a
pavilion is erected in front of the gopura. Preceded by the declaration of auspiciousness of the
chosen time and sprinkling of the consecrated water, the Achrya should design the appropriate
fire-pit or sthandila according to the directions detailed before. There may be 9 fire-pits or one
fire-pit. He should place 8 kalasas on the sthandila designed over the altar.
मध्यमे महादिक्षु शान्त्यादीन् तत्र पूजयेत्।
शतसंख्यैस्तदर्धैर्वा तन्मन्त्रैस्समिदादिभिः॥ ९४
पूर्णां दत्वेष्टिसन्तुष्टे गुरुः पञ्च घटोदके।
शान्त्यादीन् आदितो न्यस्त्वा तन्मन्नूनभिषेचयेत्॥ ९५