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

The Guru(sthapati) should design ‘Samakhanda linga’, ‘Vardhamana linga’, ‘Saivadhikya
linga’ and ‘Tribhagika linga’ as applicable to all the four castes, brahmins and others,
respectively.
वर्धमान शिवाधिक्ये सर्वजात्यर्हके मते।
लिङ्गायामं त्रिधा कृत्वा ब्रह्मांशस्त्वेवभागतः ।। २८
विष्ण्वंशस्तद्वदेवं स्याद् रुद्रांशो भाग एव वा ।
एकांशसदृशस्तारस्समखण्डोऽयमीरितः ।। २९
vardhama'na s'iva'dhikye sarvaja'tyarhake mate।
lin'ga'ya'mam tridha' kr'tva' brahma'ms'astveka bha'gatah॥ 28
vis"n.vams'astadvadevam sya'd rudrams'o bha'ga eva va'।
eka'ms'a sadr's'asta'ras samakhan.d'o ayami'ritah॥ 29
The Vardhamana linga and Saivadhikya linga are suitable for all the four castes. If the total
height of the linga is divided into three equal parts, then one part is for the brahma bhaga and
one part is for the vishnu bhaga and similarly one part is for the rudra bhaga. Since all the parts
are with the same height of one part, it is called ‘Samakhanda linga’.
चतुष्पञ्चषडंशं तु पञ्चषट् सप्तभागिकम्।
षट्सप्ताष्टांशकं सप्तभागाष्टनव भागिकम् ।। ३०
वर्धमानं इदं प्रोक्तं विप्रादीनां अनुक्रमात् ।
catus"pan"ca s"ad'ams'am tu pan"ca s"at' saptabha'gikam।
s"at'sapta's"t'a'ms'akam sapta bha'ga's"t'a nava bha'gikam॥ 30
vardhama'nam idam proktam vipra'di'na'm anukrama't।
If the total height of the linga is held to be of 4, 5 and 6 units , then the three portions of the linga
take 5, 6 and 7 parts respectively. If it is held to be 6, 7 and 8 units, the three portions take
7, 8 and 9 parts respectively. Since the height gets increased according to the basic units.
it is called ‘Vardhaman linga’. This is suitable to the first three castes brahmins and others,
in due order.