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

ततो भूमिविभागस्यात् एवं बुध्वा समाचरेत् ।
गृहारंभात्पुरैवं स्यात् अमरवास निर्णयः ।। ६
tato bhu'mi vibha'gassya't evam budhva' sama'caret/
gr'ha'ramba'tpuraivam sya't amarava'sa nirn.ayah// 6
Subsequent to this, the procedures related to the apportioning of the sites to varios
sects and workers are to be analyzed well. Having known well the settled order of
these events , the Acharya should perform the necessary rituals. Before occupying
the house, a fitting abode for the Deity is to be ascertained.
पूर्वं देवान् प्रतिष्ठाप्य पश्चाद्विप्रान्निवेशयेत् ।
मूलबालालयोक्तेन विधिनालय निर्णयः ।। ७
pu'rvam deva'n pratis"t"a'pya pas'ca'dvipra'n nives'ayet/
mu'laba'la'layoktena vidhina'laya nirn.ayah// 7
First, the concerned deities(as desired by the owner) should be installed in the
appropriate place and subsequently he should request the brahmins to enter the
house. The entry into the temple is to be decided according to the rules set forth
for the main temple and the miniature temple.
देवानां स्यान्मनुष्याणां कुर्याच्छाला विधानतः ।
उत्कृष्टे मध्यमे हीने देववेश्म तथा मतम् ।। ८
deva'na'm syan manus"ya'n.a'm kurya'c cha'la' vidha'natah/
utkr's"t'e madhyame hi'ne deva ves'ma tatha'matam// 8
The entry of the Deities and of the house-holders is to be decided according to the
directions expounded for the sala-type of construction. The houses built in the
daivika-pada are viewed in three different ways: superior, medium and lower.