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

should place the soma kumbha at the central grid. All the grids lying in the corners should
be left out. The palikas and other vessels should be placed in the east and other directions.
एवं न्यासक्रमं प्रोक्तं तत्क्रिया कथ्यतेऽधुना ।
स्थण्डिलं कारयेद्विद्वान् अष्टद्रोणेन शालिका ।। ४३
तदर्धं मध्यमं प्रोक्तं तदर्धं अधमं भवेत् ।
evam nya'sakramam proktam tatkriya' kathyate adhuna' /
sthan.d'ilam ka'rayed vidva'n as"t'adron.ena s'a'lika' // 43
tadardham madhyamam proktam tadardham adhamam bhavet /
The order of arranging the sprout-vessels has been told in this way. Now, the rituals concerned
with the offering of the sprouts are told. The learned Acharya should design a raised platform
with 8 dronas of paddy grains. This is for the superior type. To design it with 4 dronas of paddy
is of medium type and to design it with 2 dronas of paddy is considered to be of lower type.
शिवकुम्भोक्तवत्कुम्भे प्रस्थं वा प्रतिपालिका ।। ४४
तन्मध्ये विलिखेत्पद्मं साष्टपत्रं सकर्णिकम् ।
तदर्धं तण्डुलोपेतं तिललाज समन्वितम् ।। ४५
s'ivakumbhoktavat kumbhe prastham va' prati pa'lika' // 44
tanmadhye vilikhat padmam sa's"t'apatram sakarn.ikam /
tadardham tan.d'ulopetam tila la'ja samanvitam // 45
For the soma kumbha, the measure of paddy is as told for the siva kumbha. For each palika,
one prastha of paddy should be taken. At the center of the paddy-spread, he should draw a
lotus so as to appear with eight petals and pericarp. Half of the measure of paddy is for the
rice associated with sesame and parched paddy.
दर्भैः पुष्पैः परिस्तीर्य तन्मध्ये स्थापयेद्धटम् ।
द्रोणेनार्धेन वा पूर्णं कुम्भसंख्या समन्वितम् ।। ४६
ससूत्रं सपिधानं च सकूर्चं वारिसंयुतम् ।
सौवर्णे चन्द्रबिम्बं स्यात्सद्द्रस्त्रवदनान्वितम् ।। ४७