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

शरावं ब्रह्मदैवत्यं पालिका विष्णोदेवता।
घटिकेशान संयुक्ता तेषुतानर्चयेद्गुरुः॥ १७
s'ara'vam brahma daivatyam pa'lika' vis"n.u devata'|
ghat'ikais'a'na samyukta' tes"uta'narcayed guruh// 17
Brahma is the presiding Lord of the sarava; Vishnu is the presiding Lord of the palika;
and Rudra is the presiding Lord of the gahtika. The Acharya should worship these Deities
in the repective vessels.
पृथक् षोडश संख्यातं उत्तमं परिकीर्तितम्।
मध्यमं मनुसंख्यातं दशतः कन्यसं भवेत्॥ १८
उत्तमक्रममेवं स्यादष्टषड्वेद संख्यया।
मध्यमक्रममुद्दिष्टं त्रिद्व्येकैः कन्यसं भवेत्॥ १९
pr'thak s"od'as'a samkhya'tam uttamam pariki'rtitam/
madhyamam manusamkhya'tam das'atah kanyasam bhavet// 18
uttamakramam evam sya'd as"t'as"ad'veda samkhyaya'/
madhyamakramam uddis"t'am tridvyekaih kanyasam bhavet// 19
In the superior kind of the foremost type, the number of the palika, sarava and ghatika
should be sixteen each. In the medium kind of the foremost type, their number is fourteen. In the
lower kind of the foremost type, their number should be ten. In the medium type of the
sprout-offering, the number of the palika, srava and ghatika should be eight, six and four
for the superior, intermediate and inferior kind respectively. In the lower type of the sprout-
offering, the number should be three, two and one for the superior, intermediate and inferior kind
respectively.
सर्वेषां स्थापनं वक्ष्ये श्रूयतां द्विजसत्तमाः।
गोमयालेपनं कृत्वा पिष्टचूर्णैर्विचित्रयेत्॥ २०
पञ्चगव्येन संप्रोक्ष्य सूत्रपातनमथाचरेत्।