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

१५ शङ्कुस्थापन विधिः
15. S'AN'KU STHA'PANA VIDHIH
15. Directions for the Erection of Gnomon
देवानां ब्राह्मणादीनां वर्णानां अनुलोमिनाम्।
गृहग्रामादि कर्तॄणां शिवदीक्षान्वितात्मनाम्॥ १
अदीक्षितानां अन्येषां शिवभक्त्यन्वितात्मनाम्।
शङ्कुस्थापनं वक्ष्ये ग्रामादीनां शुभावहम्॥ २
deva'n'am bra'hman.a'di'na'm varn.a'na'm anulomina'm /
gr'ha gram'di kartr"n.a'm s'ivadi'ks"nvita'tmana'm // 1
adi'ks"ita'na'm anyes"a'm s'ivabhakyanvita'tmana'm /
s'an'kustha'panam vaks"ye gra'ma'di'na'm s'bha'vaham // 2
For designing shrines for the gods, for the people of all the four castes - bra'hmanas,
ks"atriyas,vais'yas and s'u'dras, for those belonging to the mixed caste, for the
house-builders, for those who are intent on village and town planning, for those who
have been blessed with s'ivadi'ks"a and for others who are un-initiated but remain
devoted to S'iva, I explain now the directions for erecting the gnomon
and pegs. Such systematic erection of gnomon and pegs is conducive to happiness
and prosperity of the villages, towns and so forth.
Erection of gnomon and pegs is basically meant for ascertaining the true
east-west line and the true north-south line, for orientation of the proposed
construction, for dialing and for fixing the intermediary directions.