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

Aorund the siva kumbha and vardhani kumbha, the Acharya who is the foremost among the
Gurus, should install eight pots(ghata), each one of which is filled up with one surpa-measure of
water, well wound round with thread and deposited with chisel made of gold. He
should place these eight pots in the all the eight directions starting from the east. He should
invoke the eight Lords, Anata, Sikhandi and others and install them in the pots
in due order and worship them with sandal, flowers and other offerings up to the food
and fruits, with the accompaniment of hrudaya mantra. He should place eight pots for
the retinue deities on the secondary altar associated with the main altar.
ऋगाद्यध्ययनं कुर्युस्संस्कृता वेदवित्तमाः।
एकं वा सर्व वेदांश्च पठेत्स्वस्वदिशिस्थितः।। ५२
r'ga'dyadhyayanam kuryus samskr'ta'vedavittama'h /
ekam va' sarva vedams'ca pat"het svasvadis'isthitah // 52
The Brahmins who are highly proficient in the study of the Vedas and who are
sanctified well by the Acharya on this occasion should undertake the systematic
recital of all the four Vedas . Being seated in their respective directions, the Brahmins
should recite the four Vedas or at least one Veda.
तदभावे त्वजादाद्या जप्तव्या मूर्तिभिस्सह।
सद्योजातस्तु ऋग्वेदो वामदेवो यजुस्स्मृतः।। ५३
अघोरस्सामवेदस्तु अथर्वः पुरुषः स्मृतः।
अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं वा तदर्धं वा तदर्धकम्।। ५४
अष्टोत्तरशतं वापि जपेद्वैदिक सिद्धये।
मूर्तिधाराद्यलाभे तु देशिकस्सर्वमाचरेत्।। ५५
tadabha'vet vaja'da'dya' japtavya' mu'rtibhissaha /
sadyoja'tastu r'gvedo va'madevo yajussmr'tah // 53
aghoras sa'mavedastu atharvah purus"ah smr'tah /
as"t'ottara sahasram va' tadardham va' tadardhakam // 54
as"t'ottaras'atam va'pi japedvaidika siddhaye /
mu'rtidha'ra'dyala'bhe tu des'ikas sarvam a'caret // 55