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

४ अर्चना विधि पटलः
4 arcanā vidhi paṭalaḥ
4 Directions for the Daily Worship of Lord Siva
अथार्चना विधिं वक्ष्ये भुक्तिमुक्ति फलप्रदम्।
परार्थं स्वार्थमित्येव द्विविधं तत्प्रकीर्तितम्॥ १
athārcanā vidhiṁ vakṣye bhuktimukti phalapradam|
parārthaṁ svārthamityeva dvividhaṁ tatprakīrtitam|| 1
Now, I will explain the systematic process of Siva-worship which is efficacious in yielding the worldly
enjoyments as well as the final liberation. Siva-worship is of two kinds – individual(personal) worship
(atmartha) and worship for the public(parartha).
दीक्षान्ते गुरुणा दत्ते लिङ्गे वा स्थण्डिलादिके।
यजनं स्वार्थमाख्यातं स्वस्येष्ट फलदं यतः॥ २
dīkṣānte guruṇā datte liṅge vā sthaṇḍilādike|
yajanaṁ svārthamākhyātaṁ svasyeṣṭa phaladaṁ yataḥ|| 2
The worship being done for the Linga graciously given to the disciple by the Guru at the completion of
the qualifying diksha-ritual, or for the Linga made of earth and other substances is said to be personal
(atmartha). Since it grants the fruits to the disciple as desired by him, it is called svartha(atmartha) puja.
ग्रामखेट पुरादौ वा नद्यां पर्वत एव वा।
अष्टषष्टिमहाक्षेत्रेष्वन्यत्र च मनोरमे॥ ३
स्वयंभुदैव बाणार्ष लिङ्गयुक्ते शिवालये।
मनुजैः स्थापिते लिङ्गे परार्थं यजनं स्मृतम्॥ ४
grāmakheṭa purādau vā nadyāṁ parvata eva vā|
aṣṭaṣaṣṭimahākṣetreṣvanyatra ca manorame|| 3
svayaṁbhudaiva bāṇārṣa liṅgayukte śivālaye|
manujaiḥ sthāpite liṅge parārtha yajanaṁ smṛtam|| 4
There are temples situated in villages, towns, cities and such other settlements, situated near rivers
and mountains, situated in the much celebrated 68 sacred places or in other pleasant and beautiful
surroundings. Such temples may enshrine the self-manifest Linga(svayambhu), Linga worshipped by