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

शेषं गर्भगेहस्य मण्डपं वा सभाकृति ।
तस्य गर्भगृहार्धं तु हीनमध्यार्धकं तु यत् ।। ७
उत्कृष्टमध्यमाष्टांशे नन्दमानं प्रकीर्तितम् ।
s'es"am garbhagehasya man.d'apam va' sabha'kr'ti /
tasya garbha gr'ha'rdham tu hi'namadhya'rdhakam tu yat // 7
utkr's"t'a madhyama's"t'a'ms'e nandama'nam praki'rtitam /
The remaining part of the main shrine may be designed as to be in the form of a
pavilion or a hall. Half, one fourth or one eighth of the main shrine is considered
as the foremost, medium and the lowest respectively. Or, the width of the
miniature shrine may be taken to be one out of eight parts or nine parts of the perimeter
of the main shrine.
लिङ्गायामं सुवृत्तं स्यान्नाहायामौ समौ मतौ ।। ८
चित्राहिशिरसोपेतं सूत्रहीनं तु कारयेत् ।
नवाङ्गुलं समारभ्य द्विद्व्यङ्गुल विवर्धनात् ।। ९
त्रयस्त्रिशाङ्गुलं यावद्बाललिङ्गं तु वा भवेत् ।
lin'ga'ya'mam suvr'ttam sya'n na'ha'ya'mau samau matau // 8
citr'a'his'iropetam su'trahi'nam tu ka'rayet /
nava'n'gulam sama'rabhya dvidvyan'gula vardhana't // 9
trayastris'a'n'gulam ya'vad ba'lalin'gam tu va' bhavet /
The linga should be in a well-defined circular shape and its circumference should
be equal to its height. It should be designed in such a way as to appear with its head
adorned with snake whose hoods remain unfolded . But it should be without
thread-like carvings at its base. The height of the bala-linga( linga for the miniature
shrine) should be from 9 angulas to 33 angulas, the increment being 2 angulas.