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

hi’natva parivr’ttis”ca gra’ma’n’ga’nam vis’es”atah।
deva ves’ma gr’ha’di’na’m ma’rgasya ca vis’es”atah॥ 16
There are some specific activities to nullify the defects that could have occurred
in the process of allocation and to expedite the growth in the major parts of the
village. Similarly there are some specific activities to be carried out for the perfection
of the roads which lead to the shrines of the gods and the houses of the people.
शोध्यानां संशयमार्गे निक्षिपेच्छून्य देशके ।
श्लेष्मातकं वटञ्चापि कटकञ्चाप्युदुम्बरम् ।। १७
आरग्वधं तथाश्वत्थं निम्बं प्लक्षं च वर्धयेत् ।
प्रदक्षिणक्रमादेतान् ईशानाद्यष्टदिक्ष्वपि ।। १८
वृक्षा स्थाप्या बहिर्वास्तौ चैत्यवृक्षा भवन्त्यमी ।
एते दोषहरा प्रोक्ता ग्रामादीनां विशेषतः ।। १९
s’odhya’na’m sams’aya ma’rge niks”ipec chu’nya des’ake।
s’les”ma’takam vat’an”ca’pi kat’kan”ca’pyudumbaram॥ 17
a’ragvatam tatha’s’vattham nimbam plaks”am ca vivardayet।
pradaks”in.a krama’deta’n i’s’a’na’dyas”t’a diks”vapi॥ 18
vr’ks”a’ stha’pya’ bahirva’stau caitya vr’ks”a’ bhavantyami’।
ete dos”ahara’ prokta’ gra’ma’di’na’m vis’es”atah॥ 19
In order to maintain the purity of those roads and paths which seem to be with defects and
impurity, the concerned authorities should implant the recommended trees in the
empty spaces available around the village. Sleshamataka,vata, kataka, udumbara, aragvata ,
asvattha, nimba, plaksha – all these eight trees are to be implanted in the eight directions
starting from the north-east in the clock-wise order. All these trees are to be outside
the boundary line of the village and they should have been provided
with a raised platform at the bottom. Specifically it is declared in the scriptures that such
recommended trees are capable of nullifying the defects of the village and other settlements.
सहस्रादधिके विप्रे विप्रशक्त्या न दोषयुक् ।
बहिर्मङ्गल वीथ्यां तु पादपादार्थ वर्धनात् ।। २०