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

यथाशक्ति प्रकर्तव्यं भक्तिरेवात्र कारणम्।
दत्वा शिवस्य नैवेद्यं कल्याणं कारयेद्बुधः॥ ५
अदत्वा तु कृतं यत्तु कल्याणं अशुभाय वै।
कल्याणं देवकल्याणो कृतं चापि विनश्यति॥ ६
तस्मान्महोत्सवे सूत्रारोपणे स्थापनादिके।
कल्याणं वर्जयेद् धीमान् चूडोद्वाहादिकं स्वकम्॥ ७
yathāśakti prakartavyaṁ bhaktirevātra kāraṇam|
datvā śivasya naivedyaṁ kalyāṇaṁ kārayedbudhaḥ|| 5
adatvā tu kṛtaṁ yattu kalyāṇaṁ aśubhāya vai|
kalyāṇaṁ devakalyāṇo kṛtaṁ cāpi vinaśyati|| 6
tasmānmahotsave sūtrāropaṇe sthāpanādike|
kalyāṇaṁ varjayed dhīmān cūḍodvāhādikaṁ svakam|| 7
The offerings should be done according to one's own capacity and resources. Only the attitude of devotedness
is held to be of much importance. The wise sadhaka should perform the necessitated auspicious activities
only after giving the offerings to Siva. The auspicious activity begun without giving offerings to Siva would
yield inauspicious results. Even the auspicious function which is done in one's own house when auspicious
festival is being performed for Siva, would become futile. Therefore, the learned sadhaka should desist from
performing the auspicious sacramental activities such as the ceremony of tonsure, marriage and such others
in his own house, during the great festival(mahotsava), raising of the flag(dhvaja arohana), installation and such
other auspicious activities are taking place in a temple.
शालीनां तण्डुलं श्रेष्ठं यव वैणवादि मध्यमम्।
व्रीहीणां अवशिष्टानां तण्डुलन्त्वधमं भवेत्॥ ८
सिततण्डुलका ये च ते सर्वे शालयः स्मृताः।
इथरे व्रीहयः प्रोक्ताः फलं तेषां पृथक् पृथक्॥ ९
śālīnāṁ taṇḍulaṁ śreṣṭaṁ yava vaiṇavādi madhyamam|
vrīhīṇāṁ avaśiṣṭānāṁ taṇḍulantvadhamam bhavet|| 8
sitataṇḍulakā ye ca te sarve śālayaḥ smṛtāḥ|
ithare vrīhayaḥ proktāḥ phalaṁ teṣāṁ pṛthak pṛthak|| 9
Among the grains, rice is considered to be the foremost grain. Barley, bamboo-rice and others belong to the
medium variety. All other grains are considered to be inferior to rice. All the grains which are white in color
are generally known as ‘salayah’. Other grains which are not white, are commonly known as ‘vrihis’. With
regard to the fruits of offering of these grains, it is to be known that each grain yields its own benefit.