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

तल्लिङ्गं त्रिचतुर्भाग मानेन तु निवेशयेत् ।। १०
मूलोदय समं श्रेष्ठं मध्यहीनमधोन्तरम्।
वसुधा भाजिते तत्र नवलिङ्गोच्छ्रया मताः ।। ११
tallin'gam tricaturbha'ga ma'nena tu nives'ayet // 10
mu'lodaya samam s'res"t'am madhyahi'nam adhontaram /
vasudha'bha'jite tatra navalin'gocchraya' mata'h // 11
Three or four parts of the linga should be inside the pedestal. The linga is considered
to be of foremost type if its base and top are with equal measure. If the measure of the
top is lower than that of the base, then it is of medium type. If it is in still reduced
measure, then it of lowest type. The height of the new bala-linga may also be taken as
one eighth of the height of the proposed main linga.
सप्ताङ्गुलं समारभ्य द्विद्व्यङ्गुल विवर्धनात्।
तरुणप्रतिमानां तु नवधा मानमीरितम्।। १२
sapta'n'gulam sama'rabhya dvidvyan'gula vivardhana't /
tarun.apratima'na'm tu navadha'ma'nami'ritam // 12
The height of the miniature images ( bala pratima, apart from the bala linga) is
considered in nine different ways, starting from 7 angulas and increasing by 2 angulas.
(That is, its height may be from 7 angulas to 23 angulas)
सकले सकलं कुर्यान्निष्फले चैव निष्कलम्।
मूलबिम्बार्धमानं तु श्रेष्ठं वेदांशमानतः ।। १३
हीनमष्टांशके मध्ये नवमानं तु बेरकम्।
sakale sakalam kurya'n nis"kale caiva nis"kalam /
mu'labimba'rdha ma'nam tu s'res"t'am veda'ms'a ma'natah // 13
hi'namas"t'a'ms'ake madhye navama'nam tu berakam /