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

He should design ‘sthandila’ (levelled stretch of various grains) over the altar or upon
the ground. Rice measuring 8, 4 or 2 dronas, unhusked rice measuring half of the measure
of rice, sesame and parched rice measuring half of the measure of unhusked rice should
be used for the designing of the sthandila. This should be covered with new cloth and
darbha-grass with the accompaniment of hrudaya mantra.
पूजयेत्परितस्सर्वान् वस्त्रेणाच्छादयेत्पुनः ।
स्थापयेत्परितः कुम्भानष्टौ वस्त्रादि संयुतान् ॥ ११
ससूत्रानुदसंपूर्णान् इन्द्राद्यधिप संयुतान् ।
गन्धाद्यैरर्चनं कुर्याद् हृदयेन विशेषतः ॥ १२
pujayet paritassarva’n vastren.a’ccha’dayet punah |
stha’payet paritah kumbha’n as”t’au vastra’di samyuta’n || 11
sasu’tra’n udasampu’rn.a’n indra’dyadhipa samyuta’n |
gandha’dyairarcana’m kurya’d hr’dayena vis’es”atah || 12
Moving around, he should worship all these (along with the presiding Deities) and again
he should cover the sthandila with another cloth. He should orderly place eight kumbhas
(vases) over this. These kumbhas should be adorned with piece of cloth and other things.
These should be wound with three-straded thread and filled up with perfumed water. These
kumbhas have their own presiding Deities such as Indra and others. The Acharya should
worship them in a distinct way, using the sandal and other substances with the accompaniment
of hrudaya mantra.
मूर्धेष्टका प्रतिष्ठा चेदकारं पूर्वशैलके ।
इकारं दक्षिणे न्यस्त्वा उकारं पश्चिमे न्यसेत् ॥ १३
एकारं सौम्यदेशे तु पृथग् वस्त्रेण वेष्टयेत् ।
नन्दां भद्रां जयां पूर्णां क्रमेणाभ्यर्चयेत्सुधीः ॥ १४
mu’rdhes”t’aka’ pratis”t’a’ ced aka’ram pu’rva s’ailake |
ika’ram daks”in.e nyastva’ uka’ram pas’cime nyaset || 13
eka’ram saumyades’e tu pr’thag vastren.a ves”t’ayet |
nanda’m bhadra’m jaya’m pu’rn.a’m kramen.a’bhyarcayet sudhi’h ||