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

kud’malam va’ gaja’ks”am va’ lin’ga’gram padmasannibham /
kadali’mukula’ka’ram s’u’la’gra’s’vattha patrakam // 54
lokapa’la’yudha’stra’gram s’iva’stra’gram tu va’ bhavet /
sa’rvades’ika lin’gasya laks”mettham ki’rtitam dvija’h // 55
naitadratna mayelin’gena lohepi ca lohitam /
na ba’n.alinge lauhe va’ nadi’prasravan.odbhave // 56
The mark at the top of the channel may be in the form of flower-bud, eye of the elephant,
top of the linga, lotus, plantain-bud, top of the trident, leaf of asvattha tree, top of the
weapons of the directional deities or siva-astra. O, the twice-born Sages!, drawing of the
characteristic marks for the sarvadesika has been told in the same way. Drawing of such
characteristic marks is not recommended for the lingas made of gems, made of recommended
metals and bana lingas which are born of water gushing forth in the rivers.
स्वाकारलक्ष्मातीतेषु तेजोरत्नेषु भास्वरम्।
रत्नजे लोहजे लक्ष्म विधेयं वा न वा भवेत्।। ५७
रन्ध्रमध्ये भगाकारमूर्ध्वाग्रं लक्ष्मपीठकम्।
एवं लक्ष्म लिखेद्विद्वान् गुरुर्हेम शलाकया।। ५८
अक्षिलोह समोपेतं अस्त्रमन्त्रमनुस्मरन्।
शिल्पशास्त्रान्तराभ्यां तु ताभ्यां वा लक्ष्म वा लिखेत्।। ५९
तत्तस्मादेव शास्त्रेण सममेव विवर्तयेत्।
sva’ka’ralaks”ma’ti’tes”u tejoratnes”u bha’svaram /
ratnaje lohaje laks”ma vidheyam van a va’ bhavet // 57
randhramadhye bhaga’ka’ramu’rdhva’gram laks”ma pi’t’hakam /
evem laks”ma likhed vidva’n gurur hema s’ala’kaya’ // 58
aks”iloha samopetam astramantram anusmaran /
s’ilpas’a’stra’ntara’bhya’m tu ta’bhya’m ba’ laks”ma va’ likhet // 59
tattasma’deva s’a’stren.a samameva vivartayet /
If the self-manifest marks are missing in the effulgent lingas made of resplendent gems,
such characteristic marks may be engraved. They may or may not be engraved in the
lingas made of other gems and metals. In such lingas, a mark in the form of vulva should