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

In the vesara linga, 8 parts of the circumference should the width of the pedestal. For the
smaller type, it should be of 7 parts and for the superior type , the width should be of
9 parts. One to eight parts of this ascertained measure may be taken to be the width as
said before. In this type, the vishnu bhaga should be equal to the height of the rudra bhaga.
The remaining lower part should be under the ground. The height of the pedestal may
be greater than the vishnu bhaga by one fourth part. The width of the pedestal may be
three times the measure of the diameter(of rudrabhaga). The brahma bhaga of the linga-
shaft should be pressed into the ground.
व्यासत्रिभाग उत्सेधश्चतुरंशैक एव वा।
यस्य लिङ्गस्य विष्कम्भश्चाष्ट भागैकमेव वा।। ८६
नवभागैकभागं वा गाम्भीर्यमवटस्य तु।
एषा नागरलिङ्गे तु ब्रह्माख्या कथिता शिला।। ८७
vya'satribha'ga utsedhas' caturams'aika eva va'।
yasya lin'gasya vis"kambhas'ca's"t' bha'gaikam eva va'।। 86
navabha'gaika bha'gam va' ga'mbhi'ryam avat'asya tu।
es"a' na'gara lin'ge tu brahma'khya' kathita' s'ila'।। 87
The height of brahma sila should be one third of the width or one part out of four parts.
Or, it may be one part out of 8 parts of the daimeter of that linga. Or, one part out of
9 parts of the circumference. Same measure for the depth of the ground into which
the brahma sila is to be inserted. Thus, the directions for the brahma sila of the nagara
type has been told.
गर्भकर्ण तुरीयांशा व्यासात्तत्र्यंशकोदया।
लिङ्गव्यासाष्टभागैकरवाता द्रामिडभू शिला।। ८८
garbhakarn.a turi'ya'ms'a' vya'sa't tattryams'akodaya'।
lin'gavya'sa's"t'bha'gaikarava'ta' dra'mid'abhu' s'ila'।। 88
One part out of the four parts of the corner grid of the main shrine and one
part out of three parts of the corner grid should be the width and height of the brahma
sila respectively for the the dravida linga. The depth of the ground into which the
brahma sila is to be inserted should be one part out of 8 parts of the width of the linga.