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

This pavilion should be provided with broad and square pillars, 12 in number, distributed
in three rows. The pavilion should be beautified with festoons, garlands
made of darbha-grass and adorned with canopy and similar things. An altar is to
be raised at its center, with its height being one part out of four parts of the width
of the pavilion. Around this central altar, fire-pits are to be designed in all the eight
directions, their length being 8 angulas and their height being 4 angulas.
दिशासु चतुरश्राणि कोणेष्वब्जानि कल्पयेत्।
ईशान शक्रयोर्मध्ये प्रधानं वृत्तकुण्डकम्॥ २९
dis'a'su caturas'ra'n.i kon.es''vabja'ni kalpayet|
i's'a'na cakrayor madhye pradha'nam vr'ttakun.d'akam|| 29
The fire-pits in the main directions are to be in the form of square and those in the
intermediary directions are to be in the form of lotus. The main fire-pit should be
in between the north-east and the east and it is to be in circular form.
अथवा पञ्चकुण्डानि चैकं वा पूर्वतस्थितः।
मण्डपस्योत्तरे पार्श्वे स्नानश्वभ्रं प्रकल्पयेत्॥ ३०
athava' pan''ca kun.d'a'ni caikam va' pu'rvatassthitah|
man.d'apasyottare pa'rs've sna'nas'vabhram prakalpayet|| 30
If not, five fire-pits are to be made, four in the main directions and the main fire-pit
between the north-eat and the east. Even if this is not possible, there should be one
fire-pit exactly in the east. In the northern side of the pavilion, the Acharya should
make a pit for the purpose of bathing the intended image.
पश्चाच्छिल्पिनं उद्वास्य पुण्याहं वाचयेत्ततः।
जलमध्ये प्रपां कुर्यात् सर्वलक्षण संयुतम्॥