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

vṛttakuṇḍaṁ purā kṛtvā caturdhā mekalāṁ bhajet|
utsedhaṁ ca tathā vṛtvā karṇikā sārdhato bhavet|| 21
avaśiṣṭaṁ dalaṁ vedadalamaṣṭadalaṁ tu vā|
Having divided the square into eight parts, two parts should be taken for designing the pericarp. Outside
this, filaments should be formed so as to cover one part. In the third section, the middle portion of the
petals should be designed. In the fourth section, the front part of the petals should be designed. When a
circle is drawn covering all these sections, a lotus fire-pit could be formed. Outside the bordering line,
the tips of the petals should be designed. Or, the circular fire-pit may be designed in a different way. Having
designed the circular fire-pit first, the Guru should divide the line meant for the girdle of the fire-pit into
four parts. He should keep the height to be in the same measure. Pericarp should be designed to occupy
one and a half parts. The remaining parts should be taken for the designing of the petals. Either four petals
or eight petals may be formed.
क्षेत्रार्धं दशमं भागं चतुर्दिक्षु तदुत्तरे ॥ २२
विन्यसेत्तत्प्रमाणेने चतुरुश्रं अपरं नयेत्।
तस्य कर्णप्रमाणेने तद्भुजांशापि लाञ्छयेत्॥ २३
तत्राष्ट सूत्र संयोगादष्टाश्रं कुण्डं उच्यते।
kṣetrārdha daśamaṁ bhāgaṁ caturdikṣu taduttare|| 22
vinyasettatpramāṇena caturuśraṁ aparaṁ nayet|
tasya karṇapramāṇena tadbhujāṁśāpi lāñcayet|| 23
tatrāṣṭa sūtra saṁyogādaṣṭāśraṁ kuṇḍaṁ ucyate|
Half of the square should be divided into ten parts on all sides. Another square should be drawn encompassing
the previous one at a distance equal to one part. With a measure equal to the measure of the diagonal, lines
should be drawn. By joining these lines, octagonal fire-pit could be formed.
विस्तार सदृशः खातो मेखलाशेष एव वा॥ २४
कण्ठोऽङ्गुष्ठमितो हस्तो यववृद्ध्या द्विहस्ततः।
कण्ठमानं इदं प्रोक्तं मेकला शृणुत द्विजाः ॥ २५
vistāra sadṛśaḥ khāto mekhalāśeṣa eva vā|| 24
kaṇṭho'ṅguṣṭhamito hasto yavavṛddhyā dvihastataḥ|
kaṇṭhamānaṁ idaṁ proktaṁ mekalā śṛṇuta dvijāḥ|| 25
The pit should be digged upto a depth equal to the side of the square or equal to top girdle. Hasta-unit being
calculated with the height of the thumb, the width of the neck should be from one hasta to two hastas, increasing
the measure by one yava each time. The width of the neck has been told now. O, the twice-born
Sages!, then listen to the construction of the girdles.
मुष्टिमात्रस्य कुण्डस्य मेकला द्यङ्गुलद्वया।
मेकला द्वितयं कार्यं अङ्गुलाधार्ङ्गुल क्रमात्॥ २६