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

vyapohya madhyamam bha'gam va'pi' ku'pan"ca man.t'apam /
va'yavye nairr'te cais'e kurya'dvai devata'layam // 17
Having left out the central space , he should select some other place for
the construction of oblong or circular reservoir of water , or well and
pavilion. In the north- west or south-west, he should construct shrines
for the deities.
ऐशं चेदीशभागे तु चान्यस्मिन् वैष्णवं भवेत्।
ब्राह्मं वा मध्यमे भागे पीठं वा परिकल्पयेत्।। १८
ais'am cedi's'abha'getu ca'nyasmin vais"n.avam bhavet /
bra'hmam va' madhyame bha'ge pi't"ham va' parikalpayet // 18
If it is the I's'a'na form of Lord S'iva, it is to be installed in the north-east. In
other places, the incarnated forms of Vis"n.u are to be installed. If it is the
form of S'ivalin'ga, it is to be installed in the central grid of the central space.
It is to be provided with a specific kind of pedestal.
ग्रामदेर्ब्रह्मसूत्रस्य पश्चिमायां विशेषतः।
उत्तरे मानुषे भागे विष्णुं संस्थापयेद्बुधः।। १९
gra'ma'der brahma su'trasya pas'cima'ya'm vis'es"atah /
uttare ma'nus"e bha'ge vis"n.um samstha'payed budhah // 19
At the western end of the east-west central line(brahma su'tra), the learned architect
should install the form of Vis"n.u in accordance with the specific direction. Or, this
may be installed, as a general rule, in the ma'nus"a belt of grids lying in the north.
यमस्य पूर्वसूत्रस्यान्मानुषे स्कन्द एव च।
इन्द्रसूत्रादुदीच्यां तु सूर्यं संस्थापयेत्सुधीः।। २०
yamasya pu'rva su'tresya'n ma'nus"e skanda eva ca /
indra su'tra'dudi'cya'm tu su'ryam samstha'payet sudhi'h / 20