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

tatra cikkan.a pa's''a'n.a mus''t'imr'dvaluka'dibhih // 2
adhis''t'ha'na s''ad'as''t'a'ms'a hi'nam tu paripurayet |
pan''ca'ms'a dvyams'a tryams'am va' hi'nam va parikalpayet // 3
mudgarair gajapa'dais'ca ka's''t'hatun.dair ghani'kr'te |
jalena pu'rite tatstham nirunamudakam yadi // 4
tadvyapohya samuddhr'tya dan.d'ama'nam tu s'ailake |
patite bha'rama'tre tu na nimnam ca bhavedyadi // 5
tata a'rabhya s'ailair va' tvis''t'ka'bhis'ca bandhayet |
The place dug around should be filled up with pebbles, gravel, fine sand, moistened clods
of earth and others to the level less than 6 parts of the height of the base(adhis''t'ha'na) or
it may be less than 2 parts or 3 parts out of 5 parts of the height of the base. Then, to make
it hard and strong, the trench should be stamped down with pestle, huge log of wood shaped
like an elephant`s leg and piece of wood. Then the trench should be filled up with water.
If the water remains as it is without being absorbed into the gound and remains evenly spread,
then it should be taken to indicate the hardness and horizontality of the ground. Then the water
should be drained out and the trench should be filled up with pieces of stone measuring a wight
of one bha'ra, to a height of one rod(danda). They should be evenly spread without any gap
between them. Starting from that level, the architect should strengthen the trench with stones and
bricks.
आदौ प्रकृतिभूमिस्यात् त्रिप्रकारा तु सा स्मृता ।। ६
प्रकृतिर्हस्तमात्रेण चोत्तमे तु प्रशस्यते ।
अष्टादशाङ्गुला मध्ये हीने स्याद् द्वादशाङ्गुला ।। ७
जलस्य निस्रवार्थं तु प्रतिशालं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
षडङ्गुल क्षयेणादौ चतुरर्धं द्वितीयेके ।। ८
पक्षयोश्चत्र्यङ्गुलं हीनं प्रकृत्युपरि जन्मभूः ।
तदुपानमिति प्रोक्ता सैव भौमा प्रकीर्तिता ।। ९
तदूर्ध्वस्थमधिष्ठानं केवलं तु विधीयते ।
a'dau prakr'ti bhu'missya't tripraka'ra tu sa' smr'ta' // 6
prakr'tir hastama'tren.a cottame tu pras'asyate /