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

in the same day fixed for the main function. Under some circumstances, even for the Deities
it may be commenced in the same day.
बीजानामधिपस्सोमो तस्माद्रात्रौ तु निर्वपेत् ।। ४
दिवाकाले न कर्तव्यं कृतं चेत्कर्तृ नाशनम् ।
सदनस्याग्रके देशे वामे वाप्यग्रदक्षिणे ।। ५
त्रिहस्तं तु समारभ्य कुर्याद्रुद्र करान्तकम् ।
मण्टपं तत्र कर्तव्यं पुर्वसंकल्पिते ऽथवा ।। ६
ऐशे वा यागशालायां कुर्यात्तीर्थाङ्कुरार्पणम् ।
bi'ja'na'm adhipas somo tasmad ra'trau tu nirvapet // 4
diva'ka'le na kartavyam kr'tam cet kartr' na's'anam /
sadanasya'grake des'e va'me va'pyagra daks"in.e // 5
trihastam tu sama'rabhya kurya'd rudra kara'ntakam /
man.t'apam tatra kartavyam pu'rva samkalpite athava' // 6
ais'e va' ya'gas'a'la'ya'm kurya't ti'rtha'n'kura'rpan.am /
The presiding Deity of the seeds is the Moon. Therefore, the Acharya should sow the seeds
only in the night. Sowing of the seeds should not be done in the daytime. If it is done
in the daytime, such violated act would result in the demise of the person who sponsors the work.
A pavilion should be erected in front of the temple or in the left or right side of the
front. The side of the pavilion may be from three hastas to eleven hastas. Or, the ritual of
offering may be commenced in the pavilion already designed. Or, it may done in the
specific hall(yaga sala) designed in the north-east , within the temple.
वितानध्वजसंयुक्तं द्वारतोरण संयुते ।। ७
दर्भमाला समायुक्ते मुक्तादाम समन्विते ।
पुण्याहप्रोक्षणं कुर्यादथवास्त्रेण शोधयेत् ।। ८
vita'na dhvja samyukta dva'ra toran.a samyute // 7
darbhama'la' sama'yukte mukta'da'ma samanvite /
pun.ya'ha proks"an.am kurya'dathava'stren.a s'odhayet // 8
The pavilion should be associated with a fitting canopy, flags, arches on each entrance,
compact array of darbha-grass and chains of pearls. The Acharya should perform the sprinkling