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

आयुष्कामी त्वनेकञ्च द्वन्द्वसूत्रञ्च धारयेत्॥ ९७
इतरार्थी त्वयुग्मञ्च स्वल्प सूत्रं तु धारयेत्।
पश्चादादाय सूत्रं तद् द्विगुणं कण्ठसंगतम्॥ ९८
आत्मस्तनान्तमानीय तेनैव त्रिगुणीकृतम्।
ग्रन्थौ त्रिवेष्टनं कृत्वा सूत्रमेवं विधीयते॥ ९९
यवाद्यवार्ध मानं स्यादुत्तरीयस्य विस्मृतम्।
तन्मानं उपवीतस्य सममेव विधीयते॥ १००
āyuṣkāmī tvanekañca dvandvasūtrañca dhārayet|| 97
itarārthī tvayugmañca svalpa sūtraṁ tu dhārayet|
paścādādāya sūtraṁ tad dviguṇaṁ kaṇṭhasaṁgatam|| 98
ātmastanāntamānīya tenaiva triguṇīkṛtam|
granthau triveṣṭanaṁ kṛtvā sūtramevaṁ vidhīyate|| 99
yavādyavārdha mānaṁ syāduttarīyasya vismṛtam|
tanmānaṁ upavītasya samameva vidhīyate|| 100
One who wishes for longevity should wear as many strands (sacred thread) as possible, in the
even number. One who wishes for the worldly benefits should wear a single sacred thread or
many threads, in the count of odd number. Then, having taken the two strands lying on the
two sides of the neck, he should hold them at the level of his breast and they should be twisted
to form a single thread of three strands and a knot should be strongly made, after rolling it
three times. The sacred thread should be designed in this way. The thickness of the sacred
thread may be equal to one yava-grain or half of the yava-grain. All the three strands which make
the single sacred thread should be of equal length.
पुरुषाघोर वामाजमन्त्रा विप्रदिततः क्रमात्।
स्वस्वजात्युक्त मन्त्रेण धार्यं तदुपवीतकम्॥ १०१
puruṣāghora vāmājamantrā vipraditataḥ kramāt|
svasvajātyukta mantreṇa dhāryaṁ tadupavītakam|| 101