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

For the deities and the bra'hman.as , the gnomon should be made of gajadanta and
candana trees. For ks"atriyas, the gnomon should be made of khadira and tinisu
trees. For vais'yas, it should be made of s'a'ka and khadira trees. And for the
s'u'dras, it should be made of s'a'ka , tinduka and kr's"n.asa'ra trees. The trees
such as those which exude juicy substance, s'ami' and sa'la are fit enough to be
made use of for making the gnomon irrespective of caste distinction.
शङ्कुष्षडङ्गुलनाहस्तवायामो द्वादशाङ्गुलः ।
अग्रेत्वेकाङ्गुलो वास्तु सर्ववर्णेषु योग्यतः ।। १२
s'an'kus"s"ad'an'gulo na'has tva'ya'mo dva'das'a'n'gulah /
agretveka'n'gulo va'stu sarva varn.es"u yogyatah // 12
The gnomon whose bottom is with the thickness of 6 an'gulas , whose length is
12 an'gulas and whose top is with the height of 1 an'gula is generally considered
to be fit for all the castes.
चतुर्दशाङ्गुलायामस्तावन् स्यान्मूलनाहकः ।
अग्रे त्र्यङ्गुल विस्तारश्शङ्कुर्वा सर्व वास्तुषु ।। १३
cadurdas'a'n'gulaya'mas ta'va'n sya'n mu'lan'hakah /
agre tryan'gula vista'ras' s'an'kurva' sarva va'stus"u // 13
The gnomon which is 14 an'gulas in length, whose bottom is with the thickness
corresponding to its length and whose top is with the height of 3 an'gulas is also
fit for all kinds of construction.
हस्तार्धायामनाहोऽग्र नाहस्तत्पाद पादयुक् ।
एकाङ्गुलक्षयादायो मूलनाहो विधीयते ।। १४
ब्राह्मणादि चतुर्वर्णक्रमेण परिकल्पयेत् ।