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

According to another kind of classification, the land is considered to be of four kinds- padmaka, bhadraka,
dhumra and purna. The land which appears evenly levelled and which is uniformly smooth for the touch,
which is soft, pleasantly odorous, resounding with melodious sounds, which is stable without becoming
loose during heavy rains, where water rushes up even when the earth is dug up to a depth which could hold the
full height of a man standing with his both hands raised above his head and joined together to form ‘anjali
mudra’ is known as padmaka. The land where water is flowing in the east and the north, which is good for the
growth of grains; associated with forest in front of its southern side; salubrious and exceedingly fertile;
associated with the abundant growth of fragrant grass known as virana in its east side and north side; abundant
in good grains and other commodities; charming to the mind; and which is associated with habitations of good
people is known as bhadraka. The land which is associated with ever-swelling river in its north-west side is
known as purnaka. The land which is associated with such river in its south-east side is known as dhumraka.
उत्तमं मध्यमं नीचं नित्यं चेति चतुर्विधम्।
दशदण्ड प्रमाणं तु षण्मात्रावनतं तु यत्॥ ३३
उत्तमं स्याद्वितस्त्या तु मध्यं हस्तेन चाधमम्।
तन्मन्दमध्यत्वरित जलावह समन्वितम्॥ ३४
हस्तादधिक निम्नं तु निन्दितं वास्तु कीर्तितम्।
uttamaṁ madhyamaṁ nīcaṁ nityaṁ ceti caturvidham|
daśadaṇḍa pramāṇaṁ tu ṣaṇmātrāvanataṁ tu yat|| 33
uttamaṁ syādvitastyā tu madhyaṁ hastena cādhamam|
tanmandamadhyatvarita jalāvaha samanvitam|| 34
hastādadhika nimnaṁ tu ninditaṁ vāstu kīrtitam|
In another kind of classification, the land is held to be of four kinds – the superior(uttama), medium
(madhyama), inferior(adhama) and the lowest(nica). Within a stretch of ten rods(dandas, 40 hastas), the
land which slopes gradually up to 6 digits is of superior kind; which slopes up to one span is of medium kind;
which slopes up to one hasta is of inferior kind. The land which yields water in a quick phase is of superior
type; which gives water in a moderate phase is of medium type; which produces water in a slow phase is of
inferior type. The land which has a slope of more than one hasta within a stretch of ten dandas is said to
be of lowest kind; it is avoidable.
चतुरश्रं समं यत्तु देवानाञ्च द्विजन्मनाम्॥ ३५
अष्टषड्दुरश्रं यद्युक्तं तु नृपवैश्ययोः।
शूद्रस्यापि यथा संख्यं कल्पयेद् देशिकोत्तमः॥ ३६
श्रेष्ठं पूर्व्वायतं वास्तु मध्यमं दक्षिणोत्तरम्।
श्वेतं रक्तं च पीतञ्च कृष्णं विप्रादितः क्रमात्॥ ३७