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

gandha’dibhis samabhyarcya pariva’ra janaistu va’ /
va’hayitva’ mr’dam pas’ca’t pra’sa’da’gram praves’ayet // 69
Then he should invoke the Bhumi Goddess and worship with sandal and other paraphernalia,
reciting the hrudaya mantra. Having invoked the eight directional deities, he should duly
worship them with the accompaniment of astra mantra. Facing the north, he should dig the ground
three times with the concerned tool, kundali, and collect the earth sufficiently with the
accompaniment of vamadeva mantra and fill up another vessel with the collected earth. Having
worshipped it with sandal and other substances, he should come back to the temple holding
the vessel in which the collected earth is deposited. Or, he may direct the assisting persons to
carry the vessel containing the earth and enter the front side of the temple.
पालिकाद्यैस्त्रिभिश्श्रेष्ठं द्वाभ्यो मध्यमं उच्यते ।
अधमं चैकवर्गेण कर्तव्या चाङ्कुरक्रिया ।। ७०
pa’lika’dyais tribhis’s’res”t’am dva’bhyo madhyamam ucyate /
adhamam caikavargen.a kartavya’ ca’n’kurakriya’ // 70
The offering of sprouts performed with all the three – palikas, saravas and ghatikas is considered
be the superior one. That done with two kinds of vessels is of medium standard. That done with
only one kind of vessel is of inferior standard. In this way, the sprout-offering should be
performed systematically.
उक्तालाभे तदासन्ने काले सद्योऽङ्कुरार्पणम् ।
प्रसूनं नालिकेरस्य दूर्वापुष्पाक्षतान्वितम् ।। ७१
प्रक्षिपेत्पालिका मध्ये बीजमन्त्रमनुस्मरन् ।
घटिकासु शरावेषु त्रिषु वा चाङ्कुरार्पणम् ।। ७२
ukta’la’bhe tada’sanne ka’le sadyo an’kura’rpan.am /
prasu’nam na’likerasya du’rva’pus”pa’ks”ata’nvitam // 71
praks”ipet pa’lika’ madhye bi’jamantram anusmaran /
ghat’ika’su s’ara’ves”u tris”u va’ ca’n’kura’rpan.am // 72