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

अनेनैवानुकूल्यं च विज्ञेयं स्याद्विचक्षणैः ।
विपदि प्रत्यरे चैव वधे चैव यथाक्रमात् ।। १८
anenaiva'nuku'lyam ca vijn"eyam sya'dvicaks"n.aih
vipadi pratyare caiva vadhe caiva yatha'krama't 18
By using this naks"atra cakra, the favorable and beneficial features related
to the buildings or other undertakings are to be known well by those who
are skilled in architecture. The unfavorable effects of naks"atras such as
misfortune(vipad), dullness(pratyara), destruction(vadha) and such others
are to be examined well according to the directions given in the Scriptures.
प्रथमांश तृतीयांशादृते शेषास्तु शोभनाः ।
तृतीये चापि पर्याये चोत्तमं परिपठ्यते ।। १९
द्वितीये मध्यमे चैव प्रथमं कन्यसं स्मृतम् ।
prathama'ms'a tr'ti'ya'ms'adr'te des"a'stu s'obhana'h
tr'ti'ye ca'pi parya'ye cottamam paripat"hyate 19
dviti'ye madhyame caiva prathamam kanyasam smr'tam
Among the nine ams'as, except the first and the third ams'as, all other
ams'as are very auspicious. Among the three successive orders(parya'ya)
of the naks"atras, the favorable naks"atras occurring in the third order are
of supreme kind. Favorable naks"atras appearing in the second order are
moderate. Beneficial naks"atras occurring in the first order(parya'ya) are
of lower kind.
गणश्चासुरमानुष्यं वर्जयेच्छुभमन्यथा ।। २०
एवं जन्मर्क्षके नाम नक्षत्रे च परिकल्पयेत्।।
gan.an"ca'sura ma'nus"yam varjayecchubham anyatha'
evam janmarks"ake na'ma naks"atre ca parikalpayet 20