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

२२ आयादि लक्षणविधिः
22. A'YA'DI LAKS"AN.A VIDHIH
22. Characteristics of A'ya and Other Factors
अतःपरं प्रवक्ष्यामि आयादीनां तु लक्षणम्।
विस्तारेणाभ्यसेद्दैर्घ्यं त्रिगुणं चाष्टभिर्हतम्।। १
atahparam pravaks"ya'mi a'ya'di'na'm tu laks"an.am
vista'ren.a'bhyased dairghyam trigun.am ca's"t'abhir hatam 1
Then I will explain the characteristics of A'ya and other factors. The architect
should find out the total of proposed length and breadth( perimeter ) and
multiply it by 3 and divide by 8.
शेषं ध्वजादिकं शास्त्रे योन्यष्टकं उदाहृतम्।
ध्वजो धूमाश्वसिंहौ च वृषः खरगजोत्तमौ ।। २
ध्वाङ्गेण योनयश्चाष्टौ ध्वजसिंह वृषो गजः।
शस्तास्युर्निन्दिताश्चान्ये धूमाद्या योनयस्त्विह ।। ३
s'es"am dhvaja'dikam s'a'stre yonyas"t'akam uda'hr'tam
dhvajo dhu'ma's'va simhauca vr's"ah kharagajottamau 2
dhvan'ks"en.a yonayas'ca's"t'au dhvajasimha vr's"o gajah
s'ata'syur nindita's'ca'nye dhu'ma'dya' yonayastviha 3
The remainder denotes yoni which is declared in the Scripture to be of eight
kinds , dhvaja and others. The eight yonis are dhvaja, dhu'ma, as'va, simha,
vr's"a, khara, gaja and dhva'n'ks"a. Of these eight yonis, dhvaja, simha, vr's"a
and gaja are considered to be auspicious. Dhu'ma and other yonis are considered
despicable in this Scripture.
Yoni means creative source. In the context of a'ya'di calculation, yoni
denotes direction which is very important to decide the position of main
entrance.