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

अवतीर्णं इदं मेरौ प्रणवाद्यवतारकैः॥ १२
क्रियाचर्या समोपेतं योगज्ञानान्वितं परम्।
ityevaṁ ṛṣibhiḥ pṛṣṭo bhagavān vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ|| 10
prāha gambhīrayā vācā sphuraccandrārdha śekharaḥ|
sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ hi yuṣmābhiśśṛṇudhvaṁ saṁśitavratāḥ|| 11
kāmikākhyān mahātantrāduddhṛtaṁ śāstramuttamam|
avatīrṇaṁ idaṁ merau praṇavādyavatārakaiḥ|| 12
kriyācaryā samopetaṁ yogajñānānvitaṁ param|
Having been entreated in this way by the Sages, Lord Srikantha, the holder of bull-flag, whose
head is adorned with the shining half-moon, spoke these words loaded with deep contents:
“O, the Sages who have completed thoroughly all the essential observances!, the subject matter
asked by all of you is an excellent one. Now listen to what I say. This is the foremost Scripture
which now exists as extracted from the Great Tantra called Kamika. This Kamika was originally
revealed to Pranava and transmitted to others, in the Mount Meru. This is a supreme Scripture
associated with all the four sections – kriya, carya, yoga and jnana.
इत्येवमुक्ता ऋषयः प्रणेमुर्दण्डवत्क्षितौ॥ १३
तेषां आज्ञां शिवो दत्वा प्राह तन्त्रं अनुत्तमम्।
आदावभूद् द्विधा ज्ञानं अधिकार विभेदतः॥ १४
परापरेण भेदेन पतिपश्वर्थ दर्शकम्।
शिवप्रकाशकं ज्ञानं शिवज्ञानं परं स्मृतम्॥ १५
वेदाद्यं अपरं ज्ञानं पशुपाशार्थ दर्शकम्।
यथा विलक्षणं चक्षुः क्षपायां नृबिडालयोः॥ १६
तथा विलक्षणं ज्ञानं एवमेतत्परापरम्।
ityevamuktā ṛṣayaḥ praṇemurdaṇḍavatkṣitau|| 13
teṣāṁ ājñāṁ śivo datvā prāha tantraṁ anuttamam|
ādāvabhūd dvidhā jñānaṁ adhikāra vibhedataḥ|| 14
parāpareṇa bhedena patipaśvartha darśakam|
śivaprakāśakaṁ jñānaṁ śivajñānaṁ paraṁ smṛtam|| 15