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

Having tied the ceremonial and protective thread around his right wrist, the
priest should worship the gnomon and pegs placed on the pedestal whose
four sides are well covered with the newly made cloth of good quality. In the
east of the pedestal, he should perform the fire rituals concerned with va’stu
(va’stu homa) in the squared altar designed in front of the pedestal.
ततः प्रभाते विमले सुवारे तु शुभेदिने ।। २५
शङ्कुं प्रक्षाल्य तोयेन गन्धाद्यैः पूजयेद्धृदा ।
दिग्देवताश्च संपूज्य गन्धाद्यैश्च स्वनामभिः ।। २६
tatah prabha'te vimale suva're s'ubhedine // 25
s'an'kum praks"a'lya toyena gandha'dyaih pu'jayed hr'da' /
digdevata's'ca sampu'jya gandha'dyais'ca svana'mabhih // 26
Then in the pure and auspicious early morning of the favorable day sanctified
by the promissing constellation, the priest should sprinkle the consecrated water
on the gnomon and worship it with sandal and other paraphernalia. Then he
should worship the directional deities with sandal ,flowers and other substances
with the accompaniment of mantra-name of each directional deity.
भूषणोपेत पञ्चाङ्गस्सोष्णीषस्सोत्तरीयिकः ।
संप्राप्त दक्षिणैर्विप्रैश्शिल्पिना च समन्वितः ।। २७
शङ्कुस्थानं तु संप्राप्य पुण्याहं वाचयेत्ततः ।
इन्द्रादीन् परितश्चेष्ट्वा शङ्कुस्थापनं आरभेत् ।। २८
bhu's"an.opeta pan"ca'n'gas sos"n.i's"assottari'yakah /
sampra'pta daks"in.air viprais's'ilpina' ca samanvitah // 27
s'an'kustha'nam tu sampra'pya pun.ya'ham va'cayet tatah /
indra'di'n paritas'ces"t'va' s'an'kustha'panam a'rabhet // 28