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

लिङ्गायामे विकारांशे लिङ्गविष्कम्भतो बहिः।
चतुर्दिक्षु चतुर्वक्त्रं निर्गमाय प्रकल्पयेत्।। ४२
शेषं लिङ्गाकृतिः कार्या विष्णुभागानुसारतः।
जानौ प्रविष्टा ग्रीवा स्याच्चतुरङ्गुल मानतः।। ४३
lin’ga’ya’me vika’ra’ms’e lin’gavis”kambhato bahih /
caturdiks”u caturvaktram nirgama’ya prakalpayet // 42
s’es”am lin’ga’kr’tih ka’rya’ vis”n.ubha’ga’nusa’ratah /
ja’nau pratis”t’ha’ gri’va’ sya’c caturan’gula ma’natah // 43
Having divided the height of the linga into 16 parts, the sthapati should arrange for the
projection of four faces around the circumference of the rudra bhaga . The remaining part
should be rendered in the form of linga conforming to the vishnu bhaga. The neck is
considered to have gone four angulas inside, coinciding with the knee-part of the vishnu bhaga.
तद्द्दीर्घ समायुक्तं शेषं यत्प्रतिमोक्तवत्।
नन्दमात्रादिकं भक्त्वा षट्तालं तु चतुर्विधम्।। ४४
निर्गमार्थं चतुर्दिक्षु वेष्टनं परिकल्पयेत्।
पादोन सप्तमात्रं तु विस्तारेण प्रकल्पयेत्।। ४५
tadvaddi’rgha sama’yuktam s’es”am yat pratimoktavat /
nandama’tra’dikam bhaktva’ s”at’ta’lam tu caturvidham // 44
nirgama’rtham caturdiks”u ves”t’anam parikalpayet /
pa’dona saptama’tram tu vista’ren.a prakalpayet // 45
It should have the length proportionate to these parts. Other parts should be designed
in the way as explained for sculpting of the images. The iconometric system of
six-span(shat tala) sould be divided into 9 equal units and more, in four different ways.
For the projection of faces on the four sides, he should design a band around the rudra bhaga.
He should hold the width to be of six and three-forth units.