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

For the dwellings of the human beings, it is to be laid in the night time. For the gods , in the
day time. If the spouse of the performer of the rituals is pregnant, he should desist from
performing the rituals concerned with the foundation deposit in order to safeguard the
pregnancy.
हेमाकारेण ताम्रेण फेलां वा कारयेद्बुधः ।
चतुरङ्गुलमारभ्य चैकाङ्गुल विर्धिनात् ।। ७
चतुर्विंशतिकाय़ाम विस्तारः परिकीर्तितः ।
तदर्थं स्यात्समुत्सेधं त्रिपादं वाथ तत्समम् ।। ८
hema’ka’ren.a ta’mren.a phela’m va’ ka’rayed budhah /
caturan’gulama’rabhya caika’n’gula vivardhana’t // 7
caturvims’atika’ya’ma vista’ram pariki’rtitah /
tadardham sya’tsamutsedham tripa’dam va’tha tatsamam // 8
The well-infromed and the learned architect should design the casket with gold
or copper. It is maintained that the length of the casket is to be from 4 angulas
to 24 angulas, increasing the length by one angula.( In this way, 20 different
lengths are available for consideration). Its height should be half of the taken length.
Or, it may be three fourth of the length or equal to the length.
फेलोत्सेधंस्त्रिपादं स्यत्पिधानस्य समुच्छ्रयः ।
सभागं वा त्रिभागं वा बाणभागे द्विभागकम् ।। ९
phelotsedhamstripa’dam sya’t pidha’nasya samucchrayah /
sabha’gam va’ tribha’gam va’ ba’n.abha’ge tribha’gakam // 9