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

sa'rada'ru'dbhavo hasta dan.d'o granthya' vivarjitah/
sva'yato di'rgha samyuktas tvardhama'tra pravistarah// 28
tripa'da vistaro va'sya't eka'n'gula suvistarah/
tatadardha ghanopeto vista'ren.a samo thava'// 29
caturas'ro bhavedyastu dan.d'o ma'nus"a i'ritah/
From the trees known for their hard-core and strength, the measuring rod
should be made. It should be bereft of knots and bristles. It should be with
the length equal to the selected hasta. Its width should be half an'gula. Or,
it may be with the width of three fourth an'gula or one an'gula. Its thickness
should be half of the applied width. Or, the thickness may be equal to the
applied width. The rod whose thickness is equal to its width becomes square
at its ends. Such measuring rod is fit for the purpose of human beings.
मूले स्वायंभुवं रूपं मध्ये लक्ष्मीस्वरूपकम् ।। ३०
विश्वकर्मस्वरूपं तदग्रे तु परिकल्पयेत् ।
अयं देवेषु योग्यस्याद्दण्डो द्व्यङ्गुल विस्तरः ।। ३१
mu'le sva'yambhuvam ru'pam madhye laks"mi'svarupakam// 30
vis'vakarma ru'pam tadagre tu parikalpayet/
ayam deves"u yogyas sya'd dan.d'o dvyan'gula vistarah// 31
The bottom of the rod is to be associated with the form of Brahma. At the centre
of the rod the form of Maha'laks"mi' is to be depicted. And at its top(another end),
the architect should provide the form of Vis"vakarma. The rod whose width is
of two an'gulas is highly fit for the works concerned with the deities.
सपादो वाऽथ सार्धो वा सुवृत्तश्रित्रितो नु वा ।
हेम्ना वा राजतेनाथ ताम्रेणैवायसाथवा ।।
मूलाग्र वलयोपेतो दण्डो मान विनिर्णये ।। ३२
। इति कामिकाख्ये महातन्त्रे क्रियापादे मानोपकरणविधिर्नाम षोडशः पटलः।