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

It is well declared here that the Vis"n.u temple located in the central space(brahma
tha'na) of the village is of foremost kind. It is to be known that the Vis"n.u temple
located in the west is of intermediary type. Vis"n.u temple located in other places is
of lower type.
ईशविष्ण्वोस्तु मूर्तिस्याद् द्विविधा परिकीर्तिता ।
उग्रा शान्ता च तत्राद्या उग्रकर्मरता मता ।। २२
i's'avis"n.vostu mu'rtisya'd dvividha' pariki'rtita' /
ugra' s'a'nta' ca tatra'dya' ugrakarma rata'mata' // 22
The divine forms of S'iva and Vis"n.u are of two kinds. They are the subduing
forms(ugra mu'rti) and the sublime forms(s'a'nta mu'rti). Of these two, the
subduing forms are much intent on doing fierce activities to control the evil forces.
शान्तकर्मरता शान्ता मूर्तिरौद्री तु बाह्यगा ।
शान्ता तु मध्यगा प्रोक्ता ग्रामादौ सर्ववास्तुनि ।। २३
s'a'ntakarma rata' s'a'nta' mu'rti' raudri' tu ba'hyaga' /
s'a'nta' tu madhyaga' prokta' gra'ma'dau sarva va'stuni // 23
The benign forms are much intent on doing gentle activities to benefit the devotees.
The fierce forms of Vis"n.u and S'iva are to be installed outside the village or city.
Their benign forms are to be installed in the middle of the village . This rule is
applicable to all types of villages and cities.
करिकामपुरारिस्तु कालारिस्त्वेवमादयः ।
उग्रास्तु मूर्तयः प्रोक्ताश्शेषाश्शान्ता उदाहृताः ।। २४
karika'ma pura'ristu ka'la'ritvevama'dayah /
ugra'stu mu'rtayah prokta's' s'es"a's's'a'nta' uda'hr'ta'h // 24