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

viśoṣya sūryakiraṇarvrīhyādīn śuddhabhūtale|| 14
saṁprokṣyolūkhale vrīhīn nikṣipedastramantrataḥ|
musalaṁ hṛdayenaiva hanyātsaṁgṛhya sādhakaḥ|| 15
tridhā ca kuṭṭanaṁ kuryāt pañcadhā navadhā'thavā|
cāturvarṇodbhavastrībhiḥ puruṣairvā'tha ghātayet|| 16
śūrpādi karaṇaisteṣāṁ tuṣakambvādi varjayet|
The sadhaka should spread the grains over the pure ground and allow them get dried in the rays of the sun.
Having purified the mortar by sprinkling over it, he should put the grains into the mortar with the recital of astra
mantra. Holding the pestle, he should pound the grains three times, five times or nine times, reciting the
hrudaya mantra. The grains may be pounded by the women born of four castes or by the men. The grains
should be sifted well and the chaff, broken and empty grains and such others should be separated by using the
winnowing basket.
द्विशतैः पञ्चविंशत्या व्रीभिः पूरितं तु यत्॥ १७
शुक्तिमात्रं इति ज्ञेयं मानं तेनैव कल्पयेत्।
शुक्तिस्तलं प्रकूर्चं च प्रसृतिः कुडुपं तथा ॥ १८
तथा स्यादञ्जलिः प्रस्थः पात्रं चाढक शैवकौ।
द्रोणं खारी क्रमात्प्रोक्तं मानमेवं प्रकीर्तितम्॥ १९
द्विगुञ्जं माषकं विद्याद्धारणं माष विंशतिः।
धारणाष्टौ पलं चैव पलं मुष्टिरिहोच्यते॥ २०
तच्चतुर्गुणीतं प्रस्थं भवेत्पात्रादि पूर्ववत्।
भारं खारित्रयं प्रोक्तं मानमेवं प्रकीर्तितम्॥ २१
dviśataiḥ pañcaviṁśatyā vrībhiḥ pūritaṁ tu yat|| 17
śuktimātraṁ iti jñeyaṁ mānaṁ tenaiva kalpayet|
śuktistalaṁ prakūrcaṁ ca prasṛtiḥ kuḍupaṁ tathā|| 18
tathā syādañjaliḥ prasthaḥ pātraṁ cāḍhaka śaivakau|
droṇaṁ khārī kramātproktaṁ mānamevaṁ prakīrtitam|| 19
dviguñjaṁ māṣakaṁ vidyāddhāraṇaṁ māṣa viṁśatiḥ|
dhāraṇāṣṭau palaṁ caiva palaṁ muṣṭirihocyate|| 20
taccaturguṇītaṁ prasthaṁ bhavetpātrādi pūrvavat|
bhāraṁ khāritrayaṁ proktaṁ mānamevaṁ prakīrtitam|| 21
A measure filled up with 225 grains is known as ‘suktimatra’. This is the basic unit in the system of measuring
the grains and all the successive measures should be calculated based on this. The successive measures in the
ascending order, from the suktimatra onwards, are: tala, prakurca, prasriti, kudupa, anjali, prastha, patra, adhaka,
saiva, drona and khari. Two gunjas make one masha; 20 mashas make one dharana; eight dharanas make one
pala which is also known as mushti; four palas make one prastha. From prastha, all other measures are as told
before. Three kharis make one bhara. The system of grain-measure has been explained in this way.