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

कुण्डलक्षण विधिः
7 kuṇḍalakṣaṇa vidhiḥ
7 The Lineaments of Various Fire-pits
अथाऽग्निकार्य सिद्ध्यर्थं कुण्डलक्षणं उच्यते।
कुण्डं वा स्थण्डिलं वाऽपि वह्नेरायतनं द्विधा॥ १
athā'gnikārya siddhyarthaṁ kuṇḍalakṣaṇaṁ ucyate|
kuṇḍaṁ vā sthaṇḍilaṁ vā'pi vahnerāyatanaṁ dvidhā|| 1
Now, the characteristic features of fire-pits are told in order to accomplish the fire rituals in a perfect way.
The abode of fire is of two kinds, hollowed fire-pit and a raised square platform(sthandila).
सूत्रं पूर्वापरं पूर्वं न्यसेद् दिक्साधन क्रमात्।
तेनैव साधयेत् सूत्रं दक्षिणोत्तरगं क्रमात्॥ २
ततः क्षेत्रार्ध मानानां दिक्सूत्राद्विदिशं गृहाः।
चतुरश्रं भवेत् कुण्डं वृत्तं वा हस्त निर्मितम्॥ ३
sūtraṁ pūrvāparaṁ pūrvaṁ nyased diksādhana kramāt|
tenaiva sādhayet sūtraṁ dakṣiṇottaragaṁ kramāt|| 2
tataḥ kṣetrārdha mānānāṁ diksūtrādvidiśaṁ gṛhāḥ|
caturaśraṁ bhavet kuṇḍaṁ vṛttaṁ vā hasta nirmitam|| 3
First, the Acharya should draw an east-west line according to the rules given for ascertaining the accurate
direction. Following the same rules, he should draw a line starting from the south and proceeding towards
north. Then, with the measure equal to half the measure of the square(formed by the lines drawn previously),
he should draw the lines for marking the intermediary directions. Such lines make the fire-pit in the form
of a square. Or, based on these lines, he may design a circular fire-pit, its diameter being one hasta.
नित्य नैमित्तिके चैव काम्ये कल्प प्रचोदितम्।
इष्टकाभिः सुपक्वाभिः अपक्वाभिरसम्भवे॥ ४
nitya naimittike caiva kāmye kalpa pracoditam|
iṣṭakābhiḥ supakvābhiḥ apakvābhirasambhave|| 4
According to the treatises dealing with the construction of fire-pits, the required fire-pit should be designed
for the daily, occasional and optional rituals. Such fire-pit may be constructed with baked bricks. If baked
bricks are not available, they may be constructed with unbaked bricks.