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

Having designed a square consisting of 16 grids, the Acharya should place the soma kumbha
in the central square consisting of 4 grids. In the remaining grids, the palikas, ghatikas and
saravas should be arranged according to the due order. Starting from the north-east grid and
proceeding up to the south-east grid, the palikas should be placed. In the same order, starting from
the south-east and proceeding to the south-west and so on from other corners, the concerned
vessels should be placed.
कृत्वा नवपदं मध्ये सोमकुम्भो व्यवस्थितः।
पूर्ववत्पालिकाद्यं तु सर्वमारभ्य विन्यसेत्।। ३९
अवशिष्टं बहिस्रोमे कन्यसाद्यं प्रकीर्तितम्।
प्राग्वन्नव पदं कृत्वा द्वारे पूर्वत्र पश्चिमे।। ४०
ईशानकोणादारभ्य पालिकाद्यं तु विन्यसेत्।
एतत्कन्यस मध्यं स्यात्ततः कन्यसकन्यसः।। ४१
कृत्वा नवपदं चापि त्यजेत्कोण चतुष्टयम्।
मध्ये कुम्भं च पूर्वादि पालिकादींश्च विन्यसेत्।। ४२
kr’tva’ navapadam madhye somakumbho vyavasthitah /
pu’rvavat pa’lika’dyam tu sarvam a’rabhya vinyaset // 39
avas’is”t’am bahissome kanyas’adyam praki’rtitam /
pra’gvan navapadam kr’tva’ dva’re pu’rvatra pas’cime // 40
i’s’a’na kon.a’da’rabhya pa’lika’dyam tu vinyaset /
etat kanyasa madhyam sya’t tatah kanyasa kanyasah // 41
kr’tva’ navapadam ca’pi tyajet kon.a catus”t’ayam /
madhye kumbham ca pu’rva’di pa’lika’di’ms’ca vinyaset // 42
Having designed a square consisting of nine grids, the Acharya should place the soma kumbha at
the center. As explained earlier, starting from the north-east, the palikas and other vessels should
be arrayed. The remaining variety, ghatikas, should be kept outside the soma kumbha. This kind of
arrangement is for the superior type belonging to the inferior category. Having designed a square
consisting of nine grids, the Acharya should place the soma kumbha in the middle. For this, there
should be an entrance in the east and the west. Starting from the north-east grid, the palikas and
other vessels should be arrayed as explained before. This kind of arrangement is for the medium
type belonging to the inferior category. Then, the arrangement for the lower type belonging to
the inferior category is told. Having designed a square consisting of nine grids, the Acharya