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

For three days prior to the day of laying the foundation deposit, he should feed the
learned Brahmins. Making use of paddy grains, 10 dronas in measure, unhusked rice
and sesame seeds, the Acharya should design a raised altar(sthandila). At the center
of the raised altar, he should draw an eight petalled lotus associated with a fitting
pericarp and filaments. Having strewned darbha-grass around this altar, he should
worship it .
वेद्याः पश्चिमभागे तु गोमयालेपिते शुभे ।
चित्रिते शालिपिष्टैश्च चतुरश्रां समन्ततः ।। २५
सप्तद्वीप समायुक्तां सप्ताम्भोधि समन्विताम् ।
भूधरैर्दिग्गजैर्युक्तां धात्रीं नागफणसिथताम् ।। २६
आलिख्य सितफेनैश्च भुवनाध्वक्रमन्वितम्।
vedya'h pas'cima bha'ge tu gomaya'lepite s'ubhe /
citrite s'a'lipis"t'ais'ca caturas'ra'm samantatah // 25
saptadvi'pa sama'yukta'm sapta'mbhodhi samanvita'm /
bhu'dharair diggajair yukta'm dha'tri'm na'gaphan.a sthita'm //
a'likya sitaphenais'ca bhuvana'dhva krama'nvitam /
To the west of the main altar, on the ground smeared well with the cow-dung and
charged with auspiciousness and bordered in square shapewith rice-flour, he should dra
diagram representing the whole Earth. The Earth should be beautifully
depicted as associated with seven islands, seven oceans, eight directional mountains,
eight elephants and as resting on the expanded hoods of the primal serpent known
as Adi-sesha. The Earth is to be depicted in this way making use of the white
powder of sea-foam as explained in the chapter of bhuvana adhva.
फेलां प्रक्षाल्य गव्यैश्च स्थाप्य चित्रे तु मण्डले ।। २७
देशिकस्समलङ्कृत्य वस्त्रैः पञ्चाङ्गभूषणैः ।
सकलीकृत देहस्तु गन्धैः पुष्पैर्विभूषितः ।। २८