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

कुर्यात् कुण्डं तु शास्त्रोक्तं मन्त्र होमानुरूपतः।
मन्त्राणां वारुणानां कुम्भाकारं विधीयते॥ ५
वायव्यानां पताकेव माहेन्द्राणां तु वज्रकम्।
सप्तजिह्वाकृति प्रोक्तं आग्नेयानां गुरुत्तमैः॥ ६
kuryāt kuṇḍaṁ tu śāstroktaṁ mantra homānurūpataḥ|
mantrāṇāṁ vāruṇānāṁ kumbhākāraṁ vidhīyate|| 5
vāyavyānāṁ patākeva māhendrāṇāṁ tu vajrakam|
saptajihvākṛti proktaṁ āgneyānāṁ gurūttamaiḥ|| 6
According to the nature of the mantras and to the procedure of oblations and as directed by the concerned
scriptures, the Acharya should design the fire-pit. For the mantras related to the water-element, the fire-pit
should be designed so as to be in the form of kumbha(pot). For the mantras related to the air-element,
the fir-pit should be designed so as to be in the form of flag. The rule has been given by the foremost
Gurus that for the mantras related to the fire, the fire-pit should be in the form of seven tongues.
मध्यमोत्तम वीर्याणां चतुरश्रं फलप्रदम्।
त्रिकोणं अल्पवीर्याणां स्त्रीरूपाणां भगाकृतिः॥ ७
अर्धचन्द्रं तु रौद्राणां सौम्यानां वृत्तमेव हि।
पञ्चकोणं तु मूर्तानां किन्नराणां तथैव च॥ ८
विद्या विद्येश्वराणां तु पद्माकारं इहोच्यते।
ऐन्द्र्यां स्तम्भे चतुष्कोणं अग्नौ तापे भगाकृतिः॥ ९
चन्द्रार्धं मारणे याम्ये निर्ऋतौ द्व्यष्टकोणकम्।
वारुण्यां शान्तिके वृत्तं षडश्रोच्चाटनेऽनिले॥ १०
उदीच्यां पौष्टिके पद्मं रौद्र्यां अष्टाश्रं उक्तिदम्।
madhyamottama vīryāṇāṁ caturaśraṁ phalapradam|
trikoṇaṁ alpavīryāṇāṁ strīrūpāṇāṁ bhagākṛtiḥ|| 7
ardhacandraṁ tu raudrāṇāṁ saumyānāṁ vṛttameva hi|
pañcakoṇaṁ tu mūrtānāṁ kinnarāṇāṁ tathaiva ca|| 8
vidyā vidyeśvarāṇāṁ tu padmākāraṁ ihocyate|
aindryāṁ stambhe catuṣkoṇaṁ agnau tāpe bhagākṛtiḥ|| 9
candrārdhaṁ māraṇe yāmye nirṛto dvyaṣṭakoṇakam|
vāruṇyāṁ śāntike vṛttaṁ ṣaḍaśroccāṭane'nile|| 10
udīcyāṁ pauṣṭike padmaṁ raudryāṁ aṣṭāśraṁ uktidam|
For the Deities who are with moderate and very intensive powers, the fire-pit should be in the form of square.
Such fire-pit is capable of yielding the desired fruits. For the Deities who are with normal and insignificant
powers, the fire-pit should be in the form of triangle. For the female Deities the
fire-pit should be in the form of vulva. For the Gods who belong to the Rudra group, the fire-pit should