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

The width of the bricks to be placed should be from 3 angulas to 38 angulas, increasing the
width by one angula at each step according to the nature of the proposed building. For the
buildings, from the single storeyed to 12 storeyed, the increment should be by 3 angulas
each time. Or , in the case of big temple, the width of the brick may be equal to the width of
the pillar(of the ground floor).
सपादार्धत्रिपादा वा द्विगुणा वा सपादकाः।
इष्टकाया इह प्रोक्तं विस्तारार्धं त्रिपादकम् ।। ८
पादं वा पञ्चभागे तु त्रिद्व्यंशं वा घनं भवेत्।
sapa'da'rdha tripa'da' va' dviguna' va' sapa'daka'h।
is"t'ka'ya' iha proktam vista'ra'rdham tripa'dakam॥ 8
pa'dam va' pan"cabha'ge tu tridvyams'am va' ghanam bhavet।
The length of the bricks should be one and one fourth, one and half, one and three fourth,
twice, or two and one fourth of their width. The thickness of the brick should be half, three-fourth,
one fourth or three parts out of five parts of the width.
आचार्य आदिशैवस्तु शिवदीक्षा समन्वितः।। ९
सुस्नातस्तु सुचिर्भूत्वा सकलीकृत विग्रहः।
सुशुक्लवस्त्रस्सोष्णीषस्सोत्तरीयस्सुभूषितः।। १०
पञ्चाङ्गभूषणोपेतस्सशिष्य परिचारकः।
a'ca'rya a'dis'aivastu s'ivadi'ks"a'samanvitah॥ 9
susna'tastu sucirbhu'tva' sakali'kr'ta vigrahah।
sus'uklavastras sos"n.i's"as sottariyas subhu's"itah॥ 10
pan"a'n'gabhu's"an.opetas sas'is"ya parica'rakah।
The Acharya who hails from the Adisaiva lineage and who has been initiated into the foremost
kind of sivadiksha(acharya abhisheka) should take bath involving mantras and mudras and
purify himself. He should maintain total identity with the form of Siva by doing the prescribed
nyasas. Being clad in pure white cloth, he should wear turban, upper garment and ornaments.
He should adorn himself with five specific ornaments prescribed for five parts of his body.
Being accompanied by his disciples and sanctified attendants, he should come to the pavilion.