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

इन्द्रे च वरुणे चैव सोमे च पृथिवीधरे ।
पुष्पदन्ते च भल्लाटे महेन्द्रे च गृहक्षते ।। ७२
सौम्यदेवगृहे चापि ग्रामादौ स्थापयेत्सुधीः ।
gra'ma'di sarva va'stu'na'm garbhastha'nanyamu'ni hi /
brahman.yaryama bha'ge tu vivasvati yame tatha' // 71
indre ca varun.e caiva some ca pr'thivi'dhare /
pus"padante ca bhalla't'e mahendre ca gr'haks"ate // 72
saumyadeva gr'he ca'pi gra'ma'dau sthapayetsudhi'h /
In all the places selected for constructions and settlements such as the village and others,
following are the exact locations for laying the foundation deposit : The grids
pertaining to Brahma, Aryama , Vivasvan, Yama, Indra, Varuna, Soma, Pruthvidhara,
Pushpadanta, Bhallata, Mahendra, Gruhakshata and Saumya. The wise architect should
install the foundation deposit in one of these locations ascertained for the
villages and others.
कृत्वावटं तु तत्रैव नयेदञ्जलिमात्रतः ।। ७३
शिरोन्तं वाथ कर्णान्तं हृदयान्तं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
षडङ्गुल प्रमाणं तु चतुर्विंशाङ्गुलान्तकम् ।। ७४
भाजनस्य समन्तात्तु सावकाश समन्वितम् ।
तथाश्मना चेष्टकया फेलाकारं तु गर्तकम् ।। ७५
kr'tva'vat'am tu tatraiva nayedan"jali ma'tratah // 73
s'irontam va'tha karn.a'ntam hr'daya'ntam prakalpayet /
s"ad'an'gula prama'n.am tu caturvims'a'n'gula'ntakam // 74
bha'janasya samanta'ttu sa'vaka's'a samanvitam /
tatha's'mana' ces"t'kaya' phela'ka'ram tu gartakam // 75
In the place ascertained for laying the foundation deposit, the Acharya should dig
a deep pit. The depth of the pit may be equal to the height from the foot to the tip
of the joined and raised hands when a person stands stretching his hands above his
head or equal to the height from the foot to head, from foot to the ears or from the