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

i's'a'na kon.a'da'rabhya pa'lika' ba'hya pan'ktike // 29
ra'ks"asya'mdis'i kon.a'ntam s'ara'va'h pariki'rtita'h /
antardis'a'su dvau dvau va' va'ya'vi's'e para' mata'h // 30
There should be drawn 7 eastward lines and 7 northward lines. The four grids at the center
should be left out so as to make one inner square and the soma kimbha should be placed there.
Starting from the north-east grid lying in the outer row, the palikas should be placed. Up to
the corner grid lying in the south-west, saravas should be arrayed in the outer row. In the
interior rows, gahtikas should be placed in all the directions. In the north-west and in the
north-east grids , two ghatikas should be placed.
उत्कृष्टकन्यसं प्रोक्तं मध्यमोत्तममुच्यते ।
पञ्चपञ्चपदं कृत्वा मध्यमे स्थापयेद्धटम् ।। ३१
चतुर्दिक्षु च कोणेषु स्थापयेत्पालिका बहिः ।
कुम्भबाह्ये च घटिकाः स्वान्तरेऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः।। ३२
शरावं स्थापयेद्बाह्ये पालिकानामथान्तरे ।
मध्यमे ज्येष्ठमाख्यातं मध्यममध्यमथोच्यते ।। ३३
caturdiks"u ca kon.es"u stha'payet pa'lika' bahih /
kumbha ba'hye ca ghat'ika'h sva'ntare as"t'au praki'rtita'h // 31
utkr's"t'a kanyasam proktam madhyamottamam ucyate /
pan"capan"ca padam kr'tva' madhyame stha'payed ghat'am // 32
s'ara'vam stha'payed ba'hye pa'lika'na'm atha'ntare /
madhyame jyes"t'ham a'khya'tam madhyamadhyamathocyate // 33
Thus, the arrangement of the vessels for the lower type of the foremost category has been told.
Now, the superior type of arrangement for the medium category is told. Having designed a
square consisting of 25 grids, the Acharya should place the soma kumbha in the middle. In
the outer row, the palikas should be arrayed in the four main directions and in the intermediary
directions. In the interior, eight ghatikas should be placed in the row lying outside the kumbha.
In between the palikas and the ghatikas, saravas should be arranged. This is the superior type
of arrangement belonging to the medium category. Now, the intermediary type of arrangement
for the medium category is told.