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

The Acharya who is the foremost among the twice-borns should invite the person appointed for ploughing,
should present him new clothes and having honored him by contemplating his form to be of his own form
should direct him to commence the activities related to the ploughing. The foremost Acharya himself should
first touch the plough and the bulls and give an auspicious start to the ploughing of the ground.
द्वात्रिंशद्वारमित्युक्तं देवाग्रज महीभृताम्॥ २१
दशपञ्चाधिकं ख्यातं वैश्ये शूद्रे तु सप्तकम्।
सर्वेषां सप्तवारं वा पञ्चवारमथापि वा॥ २२
प्राङ्मुखोदङ्मुखो वापि कृषिकर्म समारभेत्।
एवं कृष्ट्वा समीकृत्य षण्मात्रावर्तितं क्रमात्॥ २३
dvātriṁśadvāramityuktaṁ devāgraja mahībhṛtām|| 21
daśapañcādhikaṁ khyātaṁ vaiśye śūdre tu saptakam|
sarveṣāṁ saptavāraṁ vā pañcavāramathāpi vā|| 22
prāṅmukhodaṅmukho vāpi kṛṣikarma samārabhet|
evaṁ kṛṣṭvā samīkṛtya ṣaṇmātrāvartitaṁ kramāt|| 23
The ground should be ploughed for 32 times for the Deities, brahmins and the kings. For the vaisyas, it should
be ploughed for 15 times and for the sudras, 7 times. Or, for all classes, it may be ploughed for seven or five
times. The ploughing should be commenced, being east-faced or north-faced. Having ploughed in this way,
he should level the ground with the harrow for six times.
तिलसर्षप मुद्गांश्च माषव्रीहिमनुक्रमात्।
पयसा क्षालयित्वा तु वपेन्नेत्रमनुस्मरन्॥ २४
आचार्य दक्षिणां दद्यात्काञ्चनं पञ्चनिष्ककम्।
सर्वोपकरणोपेतं दद्यात्तस्मै च गोवृषौ॥ २५
tilasarṣapa mudgāṁśca māṣavrīhimanukramāt|
payasā kṣālayitvā tu vapennetramanusmaran|| 24
ācārya dakṣiṇāṁ dadyātkāñcanaṁ pañcaniṣkakam|
sarvopakaraṇopetaṁ dadyāttasmai ca govṛṣau|| 25
The seeds of sesame, mustard, mudga(kidney-bean) , masha(bean) and paddy should be sown into
the leveled ground. The Acharya should sprinkle the drops of cow-milk over these seeds kept in the due
order and should sow these seeds reciting the netra mantra. The Master should honor the Acharya with
the ceremonial fees. He should present five nishka of gold and present the two bulls to him along with
all the materials.