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

kha'diras'candanas sa'lo madhu'kas saralo asanah || 11
bilvah kadambah khadiro devada'rus'ca s'ims'upah |
panasa'rjuna'vas'okas'ca ks"i'rin.o raktacandanah || 12
snigdha varn.a' maha'ka'yas' s'ubhada's's'ubhades'aja'h |
dravya sangrahan.am kurya'd vaks"yama'n.am vis'es"atah || 13
Kha'dira, candana, sa'la, madhuka, sarala, asana, bilva, kadamba, khadira, deavadaru, simsupa,
panasa, arjuna, asoka, kshiravrukshas, rakta candana – these are the trees fit for the making of
images. Such trees should be with shining colors, with large and abundantly grown branches,
should be of the nature of yielding auspicious benefits and should have grown in auspicious
places. The colloction of materials for making of the images should be done in such a specific
way as told here.
तच्छैलं नवहस्तान्तं पार्थिवं वा तथा मतम् ।
त्र्यंशेन दारुजं लोहमस्यार्धेनोत्तमं मतम् ।। १४
tacchailam navahasta'ntam pa'rthivam va' tatha' matam |
tryams'ena da'rujam loham asya'rdhenottamam matam || 14
Stone images should be with a maximum height of 9 hastas. Images made of caly also should
be with such maximum height. Images made of woods should be with a maximum height of 3
hastas. Images made of metals should be with a maximum height of one and a half hastas.
षट्षडङ्गुल हान्यन्तं मध्यमं मानं उच्यते ।
तदलाभे तु तन्मध्ये त्वेकैकाङ्गुल हानितः ।। १५
s"ad's"ad'an'gula ha'nyantam madhyamam ma'nam ucyate |
tadala'bhe tu tanmadhye tvaika'n'gula ha'nitah || 15
To obtain the lower most height of these, six angulas should be reduced from each of these
maximum heights. The intermediate height is obtained by dividing the difference between
these maximum and minimum. If not possible in this way, the intermediate height could be
obtained by reducing one angula from such maximum height.