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

दक्षिणे पश्चिमे देशे वृषस्कन्दबलिं न्यसेत्।
देव्यै चण्डाय सोमे तु पश्चादुक्षबलिम् ददेत्॥ ८
ततोऽष्टपरिवारादि बलिं दद्यात्क्रमेण तु।
nandine prathamaṁ dadyān mahākālāya pūrvataḥ|
caturdvāra samopetaṁ bhṛṅgiṇe ca vināyake|| 7
dakṣiṇe paścime deśe vṛṣaskandabaliṁ nyaset|
devyai caṇḍāya some tu paścādukṣabalim dadet|| 8
tato'ṣṭaparivārādi baliṁ dadyātkrameṇa tu|
First, the bali should be offered to Nandi and then to Mahakala, installed in the east. Then,
for Bhrungi and Vinayaka installed in the pavilion associated with four entrances, the bali
should be offered. In the south, bali should be offered to Vrushabha. In the west, bali should
be offered to Skanda. Then the bali should be offered to Durga and Candesvara installed in
the north. Then the bali should be offered to the Bull. Then the bali should be offered to eight
retinue Deities and others in the prescribed order.
दत्वोदकं पुनर्गन्धं पुष्पं धूपं सदीपकम्॥ ९
दद्याद्धविष्यं पानीयसहितं बलिकर्मणि।
देवदक्षिण देशस्थः तस्माद्गच्छेत्प्रदक्षिणम्॥ १०
datvodakaṁ punargandhaṁ puṣpaṁ dhūpaṁ sadīpakam|| 9
dadyāddhaviṣyaṁ pānīyasahitaṁ balikarmaṇi|
devadakṣiṇa deśasthaḥ tasmādgacchetpradakṣiṇam|| 10
In the performance of the bali-offering, the Acharya should offer the consecrated water first.
Then the sandal, flowers, incense and the light should be offered. Then the ball of cooked rice
used for the fire-ritual should be offered along with the consecrated water. Being on the right
side of the Deity, the Acharya should offer these things in the due order and proceed in the
clockwise direction.

बलिपीठं ततो गत्वा बलिं दद्यात्तु तत्र वै।
कर्णिकायां अविघ्नस्य आमोदे पूर्वदिग्दले॥ ११
प्रमोदे प्रमुखे चैव दुर्मुखे विघ्नकर्तरि।
दक्षिणाप्योत्तरेशेषु बलिं दद्यात्स्वनामभिः॥ १२
balipīṭhaṁ tato gatvā baliṁ dadyāttu tatra vai|
karṇikāyāṁ avighnasya āmode pūrvadigdale|| 11
pramode pramukhe caiva durmukhe vighnakartari|
dakṣiṇāpyottareśeṣu baliṁ dadyātsvanāmabhiḥ|| 12
Then, having reached the maha bali-pitha, he should perform the bali-offering there. In the
percarp of the lotus designed on the top of the pitha, bali should be offered to Avighna. In
the east petal, bali should be offered to Amoda. In the south, west, north and north-east petals,
bali should be offered to Pramoda, Pramukha, Durmukha and Vighnakartara respectively with
the recital of the mantra-name of the each.
सतिपैशाचिके पीठे तत्रापि बलिमाचरेत्।
एकत्र वा बलिं दद्यात् पैशाचे वाथ भौतिके॥ १३
कर्णिका मध्यमे नीलरुद्राय बलिरीरितः।
पूर्व दक्षाप्य सौम्येषु ऋक्षादिभ्यो बलिं क्षिपेत्॥ १४
रुद्रेभ्यः पूर्वतो दद्यान् मातृभ्यो दक्षिणे तथा।
गणेभ्यः पश्चिमे भागे यक्षेभ्यस्सोमदिग्दले॥ १५
गृहेभ्यश्च तथैशान्यां असुरेभ्योऽग्निगोचरे।
पालाश्यां पलभक्षेभ्यो नागेभ्यो वायुदिग्दले॥ १६
दलबाह्ये बलिं दद्यादिक्पालानां स्वनामतः॥ १७

satipaiśācike pīṭhe tatrāpi balimācaret|
ekatra vā baliṁ dadyāt paiśāce vātha bhautike|| 13
karṇikā madhyame nīlarudrāya balirīritaḥ|
pūrva dakṣāpya saumyeṣu ṛkṣādibhyo baliṁ kṣipet|| 14
rudrebhyaḥ pūrvato daddyān mātṛbhyo dakṣiṇe tathā|
gaṇebhyaḥ paścime bhāge yakṣebhyassomadigdale|| 15
gṛhebhyaśca tathaiśānyāṁ asurebhyo'gnigocare|
pālāśyāṁ palabhakṣebhyo nāgebhyo vāyudigdale|| 16
dalabāhye baliṁ dadyāddikpālānāṁ svanāmataḥ|| 17
If there is the bali-pitha in the fifth enclosure, the Acharya should perform the bali-offering
even there. Either in the bali-pitha of the fifth enclosure or in the bali-pitha of the fourth
enclosure, the bali-offerings may be performed in one place. In the middle of the pericarp,
bali should be offered to Nilarudra. For the Constellations, Rasis, Kshetrapala and the
Visvedeavas, the bali should be offered in the east, south, west and the north petals. Bali
should be offered for the Rudras in the fore-part of the east petal. In the fore-part of the south
petal, bali for the Matru Ganas; in the fore-part of the west petal, bali for the Bhuta Ganas; in
fore-part of the north petal, bali for the Yakshas; in the north-east petal, bali for the Grahas;
in the south-east petal, bali for the Asuras; in the south-west petal, bali for the Rakshasas;
in the north-west petal, bali for the Naga Ganas. And for the Lokapalas, bali should be
offered in the space outside the petals.
॥ इति कामिकाख्ये महातन्त्रे परिवारार्चन विधिः त्रिसप्ततितमः पटलः ॥
|| iti kāmikākhye mahātantre parivārārcana vidhiḥ trisaptatitamaḥ paṭalaḥ ||
This is the 73ʳᵈ chapter, titled “ Directions for the Worship of the Retinue Deities” in the Great Tantra called Kamika

७४ वृषभस्थापन विधिः
74 vṛṣabhasthāpana vidhiḥ
74 Directions for the Installation of the Bull
वृषभस्थापनं वक्ष्ये तल्लक्षणपुरस्सरम्।
अन्तर्द्वारस्य पूर्वस्मिन् कल्पयेत्प्रथमं वृषम्॥ १
द्वितीयं मण्डपाग्रे तु पीठात्पूर्वे तृतीयकम्।
पीठे पीठे विशेषेण पश्चिमे वृषभस्थितिः॥ २
vṛṣabhasthāpanaṁ vakṣye tallakṣaṇapurassaram।
antardvārasya pūrvasmin kalpayetprathamaṁ vṛṣam॥ 1
dvitīyaṁ maṇḍapāgre tu pīṭhātpūrve tṛtīyakam।
pīṭhe pīṭhe viśeṣeṇa paścime vṛṣabhasthitiḥ॥ 2
Now I am giving the directions for the installation of the bull-vehicle, including its characteristic
features. The first bull should be installed in front of the innermost entrance.
The second bull should be installed in front of the front hall(agra mandapa). The third bull
should be installed in front of the bali-pitha. Specifically, the exact place for the installation
of the bull in the fourth and the fifth enclosures is behind the bali-pitha.
पीठार्धं वा समं तत्र द्विगुणं त्रिगुणं तु वा।
त्यक्त्वा चतुर्गुणं वापि तस्याग्रे स्थापयेद् वृषम्॥ ३
pīṭhārdhaṁ vā samaṁ tatra dviguṇaṁ triguṇaṁ tu vā।
tyaktvā caturguṇaṁ vāpi tasyāgre sthāpayed vṛṣam॥ 3
In the inner enclosure, the bull should be installed in front of the bali-pitha, leaving out
half, one, twice, thrice or four times the width of the bali-pitha(such measure of space should
be between the bali-pitha and the bull)

पूजाभाग समं श्रेष्ठं तदर्धं मध्यमं भवेत्।
तदर्धं अधमं ज्ञेयं चतुस्त्रिद्विगुणं तु वा॥ ४
तत्तदन्तरमानं वा लोहजे वृषभं मतम्।
pūjābhāga samaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ tadardhaṁ madhyamaṁ bhavet|
tadardhaṁ adhamaṁ jñeyaṁ catustridviguṇaṁ tu vā|| 4
The height of the bull is considered to be the foremost, if it is equal to the rudra-bhaga of the
Sivalinga. It is of intermediary type, if it is equal to half of the rudra-bhaga. It is of the lower
type, if it is equal to the quarter of the rudra-bhaga. In the outer enclosures, the height of the
bull may be four times, three times or two times the height of the rudra-bhaga. The measures
in between these settled measures are applicable to the bull to be made of metal.
गर्भं कृत्वा नवांशं तु नवधा शैलजे मतम्॥ ५
द्वारोच्चं अष्टधा कृत्वा चैकैकांश विवर्धनात्।
चतुर्गुणान्तमानं तु मृण्मये वृषभे मतम्॥ ६
tattadantaramānaṁ vā lohaje vṛṣabhaṁ matam|
garbhaṁ kṛtvā navāṁśaṁ tu navadhā śailaje matam|| 5
dvāroccaṁ aṣṭadhā kṛtvā caikaikāṁśa vivardhanāt|
caturguṇāntamānaṁ tu mṛṇmaye vṛṣabhe matam|| 6
The width of the main shrine should be divided into nine equal parts. The height of the bull to be
made of granite is from one part to nine parts, increasing the measure by one part each time.
The height of the main shrine should be divided into eight equal parts. The height of the bull
to be designed with earth(terracotta) is from one part to four parts, increasing the measure by one
part each time.
लोहजं संयजेद्द्वारे परिवारे तु शैलजम्।
पीठाग्रे मृण्मयं प्रोक्तम् शैलं वा तत्र संमतम्॥ ७
लोहजं तु प्रकर्तव्यं स्थितं वा शयितं तु वा।

शैलं सुधामयं कार्यं शयितं तु विशेषतः॥ ८
स्थितं वापि प्रकर्तव्यं ऋषभं देशिकोत्तमाः।
lohajaṁ saṁyajeddvāre parivāre tu śailajam|
pīṭhāgre mṛṇmayaṁ proktam śailaṁ vā tatra saṁmatam|| 7
lohajaṁ tu prakartavyaṁ sthitaṁ vā śayitaṁ tu vā|
śailaṁ sudhāmayaṁ kāryaṁ śayitaṁ tu viśeṣataḥ|| 8
sthitaṁ vāpi prakartavyaṁ ṛṣabhaṁ deśikottamāḥ|
The bull to be worshipped in front of the entrance of the main shrine should be made of metal.
The bull to be woshipped as one of the retinue Deities should be made of granite. The bull
to be worshipped in front of the bali-pīṭha should preferably be made of earth(terracotta). Even
the bull made of granite may be accepted here. The metallic bull may be designed so as to be in
erect posture or recumbent posture. The bull made of granite and stucco should preferably
be in the recumbent posture. O, the foremost Gurus!, under certain circumstances, these may
be designed so as to be in erect posture.
अथ सामान्य लिङ्गस्य पुरस्ताद्वृषभो मतः॥ ९
स्वयंभुवाणलौहाख्यं रौद्रलोके प्रपूजितम्।
लोकपालाङ्कितं सिद्धं शतसाहस्रलिङ्गकम्॥ १०
मुखलिङ्गं च बेरं च विशिष्टं लिङ्गमीरितम्।
तदन्यत्र वृषः प्रोक्तस्तत्रापि कथितस्तु वा॥ ११
ध्वजयष्टिस्तथा प्रोक्ता तल्लक्षणमिहोच्यते।
atha sāmānya liṅgasya purastādvṛṣabho mataḥ|| 9
svayaṁbhubāṇalauhākhyaṁ raudraloke prapūjitam|
lokapālāṅkitaṁ siddhaṁ śatasāhasraliṅgakam|| 10
mukhaliṅgaṁ ca beraṁ ca viśiṣṭaṁ liṅgamīritam|
tadanyatra vṛṣaḥ proktastatrāpi kathitastu vā|| 11
dhvajayaṣṭistathā proktā tallakṣaṇamihocyate|

Generally, the bull should be installed in front of the common Sivalingas(designed by the
humans). The self-manifest linga(svayambhu), bana linga, metallic linga, lingas worshipped
in the Rudraloka(and come down to this world), lingas appearing with specific marks related
to the directional Deities, lingas worshipped by the Siddhas, sata lingas(rudra bhaga associated
with 100 lingas), sahasra lingas(rudra bhaga associated with 1000 lingas, mukha lingas, images-
these are considered to be the specific type of Lingas. There is no need to install the bull
in front of such Lingas. For all other types of Lingas, the bull may be installed in the places
specified earlier. The same directions are applicable even for the flag mast. Now, the
specific lineaments of the bull are told here.
लिङ्गत्र्यंशाय संयुक्तो लंबसूत्रार्थ दृग्युतः॥ १२
पीठोच्च पृष्ठ संयुक्तो लम्बकूर्चाग्र मस्तकः।
भक्त्वा चतुरशीत्यन्तं तेन मानं विधीयते॥ १३
liṅgatryaṁśāya saṁyukto lambasūtrārtha dṛgyutaḥ|| 12
pīṭhocca pṛṣṭha saṁyukto lambakūrcāgra mastakaḥ|
bhaktvā caturaśītyantaṁ tena mānaṁ vidhīyate|| 13
The length of the bull should be equal to the measure of the three parts of the linga; its eyes
should be aligned with the plumbline; its back should be raised up to the height of the linga-
pedestal and its head should be synchronizing with the upper end of the plumbline. If the height
of such bull is divided into 84 equal parts, then one part is considered to be the basic
unit of one digit(angula) in respect of such bull to be designed.
शृङ्गप्रदेश विस्तारष्षोडशाङ्गुल उच्यते।
तावदेव च दैर्घ्यं स्याद्वक्त्र तारस्तु षट्कलः॥ १४
सृक्विणी प्रोथयोर्मध्ये दशाङ्गुल् विनिर्मिता।
नेत्रं नेत्रसमं दैर्घ्यात्तदर्धं विस्तरेण च॥ १५
śṛṅgapradeśa vistāraṣṣoḍaśāṅgula ucyate|
tāvadeva ca dairghyaṁ syādvaktra tārastu ṣaṭkalaḥ|| 14
sṛkviṇī prothayormadhye daśāṅgual vinirmitā|
netraṁ netrasamaṁ dairghyāttadardhaṁ vistareṇa ca|| 15

The breadth of that part of the head where the horns are is said to be of 16 digits; the length of
the head is also of 16 digits. The length of the of the mouth is 6 digits. The space between
the corner of the mouth and the nostrils measures 10 digits. The length of the eyes 2 digits.
Breadth of the eyes one digit.
तत्त्रिभागेन तारं स्याज्ज्योतिस्तत्पञ्चमांशतः।
नेत्रार्धान्तं भ्रुवोस्स्थौल्यं तद्दैर्घ्यं स्याद्विमात्रकम्॥ १६
नासा स्याद् द्व्यङ्गुला प्रोक्तस्तन्मध्ये वेदमात्रकः।
नासाप्रदेश विस्तारो वक्त्रं स्याद् द्वादशाङ्गुलम्॥ १७
तदूर्ध्वं दशमात्रं स्यात्तदूर्ध्वेऽष्टादशाङ्गुलम्।
नेत्रान्तरं चतुर्मात्रं त्रिकोणे तु कपोलके॥ १८
चतुर्नेत्रावुभौ पार्श्वौ वक्त्रसंध्योस्तु कर्णकौ।
कर्णमूलाच्च नेत्रान्तं पञ्चवक्त्रं प्रकीर्तितम्॥ १९
tattribhāgena tāraṁ syājjyotistatpañcamāṁśataḥ|
netrārdhāntaṁ bhṛvossthaulyaṁ taddairghyaṁ syāddvimātrakam||16
nāsā syād dvyaṅgulā proktastanmadhye vedamātrakaḥ|
nāsāpradeśa vistāro vaktraṁ syād dvādaśāṅgulam|| 17
tadūrdhve daśamātraṁ syāttadūrdhve'ṣṭādaśāṅgulam|
netrāntaraṁ caturmātraṁ trikoṇe tu kapolake|| 18
caturnetrāvubhau pārśvau vaktrasaṁdhyostu karṇakau|
karṇamūlācca netrāntaṁ pañcavaktraṁ prakīrtitam|| 19
The luminous circle inside the eyes meaures 3 parts out of 5 parts of the length of the eyes.
Thickness of the eye-brows measures half the breadth of the eyes. Length of the eye-brows
measures 2 digits. Length of the nose, 2 digits. The space between the nostrils measures 4 digits.
Breadth of the face at the level of the nose measures 12 digits. Above this level, the
breadth is 10 digits. And, above this level, breadth of the face is 18 digits. The space between
the eyes measures 4 digits. The triangular formation of the cheeks on the either side 8 digits.
The distance between the face-joint and the ears and between the base of the ears and the eyes
measures 5 digits.

कर्णमूलात्तु कर्णान्तं प्रोक्तं मन्वङ्गुलं भवेत्।
कर्णमूलौ द्विमात्रौ तु तद्वदुच्च समन्वितौ॥ २०
तत्रैव वर्तुले कार्ये दशाङ्गुल सुनाहके।
कर्णौ पञ्चाङ्गुलायामौ कलावृत्त समुद्भवौ॥ २१
पञ्चाङ्गुल पृथूमध्ये परितः परतः कृशौ।
षडङ्गुलावृतौ मूले ऋजुरेखा विभूषितौ॥ २२
karṇamūlāttu karṇāntaṁ proktaṁ manvaṅgulaṁ bhavet|
karṇamūlau dvimātrau tu tadvaducca samanvitau|| 20
tatraiva vartule kārye daśāṅgula sunāhake|
karṇau pañcāṅgulāyāmau kalāvṛtta samudbhavau|| 21
pañcāṅgula pṛthūmadhye paritaḥ parataḥ kṛśau|
ṣaḍaṅgulāvṛtau mūle ṛjurekhā vibhūṣitau|| 22
The distance between the base of the two ears measures 14 digits. The raised part at the base of
the ears measures 2 digits.The circumference of the circular formation at this area measures 10
digits. The length of ears which raise from circular area of 16 units of a digit measures 5 digits.
The breadth of the ears at the middle measures 5 digits and the ears should gradually decrease
in breadth and thickness. At the base of the ears, the circumference is 6 digits and the ears should
be beautified with straight lines.
शृङ्गमूलं चतुर्मात्रं षडङ्गुल समुच्छ्रयम्।
अर्धाङ्गुलाग्र विस्तारो मनाग्वक्र समन्वितः॥ २३
शृङ्गमूलस्थितं पिण्डं हित्वा भागान्तरे मतम्।
पिण्डमङ्गुलमानं स्यादुच्छ्रितं शृङ्गमूलयोः॥ २४
शृङ्गाग्रादवटं यावत् षण्नेत्रं चान्तरं मतम्।
अष्टनेत्रायता ग्रीवा ककुद्द्दैर्घ्यं त्रिणेत्रतः॥ २५

śṛṅgamūlaṁ caturmātraṁ ṣaḍaṅgula samucchrayam|
ardhāṅgulāgra vistāro manāgvakra samanvitaḥ|| 23
śṛṅgamūlasthitaṁ piṇḍaṁ hitvā bhāgāntare matam|
piṇḍamaṅgulamānaṁ syāducchritaṁ śṛṅgamūlayoḥ|| 24
śṛṅgāgrādavaṭaṁ yāvat ṣaṇṇetraṁ cāntaraṁ matam|
aṣṭanetrāyatā grīvā kakuddairghyaṁ triṇetrataḥ|| 25
The base of the horns should be 4 digits. The horns should be with a height of 6 digits. The
breadth at the fore-part of the horns should be half a digit and the horns should be slightly bent.
When measuring the height of the horn, the muscular projection(pinda) at the base of the horn
should be left out and the remaining height should be measured. The breadth of the muscular
projection should be one digit and it should be raised up to the base of the horn. The space
between the fore-parts of the horns should be 12 digits. The length of the neck should be 16
digits and that of the hump should be 6 digits.
त्रिणेत्रमुच्छ्रयादुक्तं मानं वक्रं च मूर्धनि।
ककुदोऽधोष्टनेत्रस्तु जङ्घा पञ्चदृगायता॥ २६
सन्धिरेकाङ्गुला प्रोक्ता चतुर्नेत्रोपजङ्घिका।
सार्धनेत्रं ततो गुल्पे द्विनेत्रो खुरकौ पुनः॥ २७
गुल्पाधः खुरिके कांस्ये नेत्रपादे समे यथा।
जङ्घामूलावृत्तिस्सप्त दशमात्रा प्रकीर्तिताः॥ २८
जङ्घाग्रे तिथिमात्रं स्यान् मनुमात्राङ्गुलक्रमात्।
मूलाग्रे चोपजङ्घाया वेष्टनं परिकीर्तितम्॥ २९
triṇetramucchrayāduktaṁ mānaṁ vaktraṁ ca mūrdhani|
kakudo'dhoṣṭanetrastu jaṅghā pañcadṛgāyatā|| 26
sandhirekāṅgulā proktā caturnetropajaṅghikā|
sārdhanetraṁ tato gulpe dvinetro khurakau punaḥ|| 27
gulpādhaḥ khurike kāṁsye netrapāde same yathā|
jaṅghāmūlāvṛtissapta daśamātrā prakīrtitāḥ|| 28

jaṅghāgre tithimātraṁ syān manumātrāṅgulakramāt|
mūlāgre copajaṅghāyā veṣṭanaṁ parikīrtitam|| 29
The height of the hump should be 6 digits and the measure at the top of the hump is one digit.
The portion below the hump should measure 16 digits. The length of the shank should be
10 digits. The length of the joint(knee) should be one digit. The upper and broad portion of
the shank should be 8 digits. The ankle should be with a height of one and a half digits. The
hoofs should be with a height of 4 digits. Below the ankle, the gong-like projction of the hoof
should be with a height of half digit. The rounded portion at the upper part of the shank should
be with a measure of 17 digits(circumference of the rounded portion). The fore-part of the shank
should be 15 digits and it should reduce to 14 digits below that. The portion from the
fore-part and the base of the upper shank should be in rounded shape.
खुरयोरष्टमात्रं स्यात् हित्वा वेष्टनमात्रकम्।
ककुदः पृष्ठमानं तु षट् त्रिंशन्मानमीरितम्॥ ३०
तत्र त्रिकटमात्रं तु षडङ्गुलमिति स्मृतम्।
त्रिकटा नतिमानं तु द्वादशाङ्गुमीरितम्॥ ३१
khurayoraṣṭamātraṁ syāt hitvā veṣṭanamātrakam|
kakudaḥ pṛṣṭhamānaṁ tu ṣaṭ triṁśanmānamīritam|| 30
tatra trikaṭamātraṁ tu ṣaḍaṅgulamiti smṛtam|
trikaṭā natimānaṁ tu dvādaśāṅguamīritam|| 31
The measure of the rounded portion should be taken, leaving out 8 digits from the hoofs. The
length between the hump and the hinder part should be 36 digits. In this, the length of the hip
should be 6 digits. The bending of the hip should be with a measure of 12 digits.
तस्माच्च परतः पुच्छसन्ततिस्तु प्रकीर्तिता।
पुच्छमूलं चतुर्मात्रं अग्रेऽङ्गुल विनिर्मितम्॥ ३२
त्रिंशदङ्गुल मानेन पुच्छदैर्घ्यं प्रकीर्तितम्।
षडङ्गुल प्रमाणेन तस्मात्स्यात्केशसन्ततिः॥ ३३

tasmācca parataḥ pucchasantatistu prakīrtitā|
pucchamūlaṁ caturmātraṁ agre'ṅgula vinirmitam|| 32
triṁśadaṅgula mānena pucchadairghyaṁ prakīrtitam|
ṣaḍaṅgula pramāṇena tasmātsyātkeśasantatiḥ|| 33
Beyond the hinder part, there should be the descending tail. The base of the tail should be
with a measure of 4 digits and the fore-part of the tail should be with a length one digit. The
total length of the tail should be 30 digits. Th bunch of hairs at the end of the tail should be
with a length of 6 digits.
पृष्ठे त्रिकटि देशे च तारो विंशति मात्रकः।
विस्तार देहमध्ये तु षोडशाङ्गुल उच्यते॥ ३४
ककुत्सन्धि प्रदेशे तु विस्तारं मनुमात्रकम्।
ग्रिवाधस्ताच्चतुर्मात्रं सास्नालम्बः प्रकीर्तितम्॥ ३५
सा चाष्टादश मात्रा स्याज् जङ्घान्तायति संयुता।
अशीत्यङ्गुल विस्तारा कुक्षिर्नाभेः प्रकीर्तिता॥ ३६
pṛṣṭhe trikaṭi deśe ca tāro viṁśati mātrakaḥ|
vistāra dehamadhye tu ṣoḍaśāṅgula ucyate|| 34
kakutsandhi pradeśe tu vistāraṁ manumātrakaṁ|
grivādhastāccaturmātraṁ sāsnālambaḥ prakīrtitam|| 35
sā cāṣṭādaśa mātrā syāj jaṅghāntāyati saṁyutā|
aśītyaṅgula vistārā kukṣirnābheḥ prakīrtitā|| 36
The width of the body at the hinder part and hip is 20 digits. The width at the middle(navel
level) of the body 16 digits. At the level of the hump-joint, the width of the body is 14 digits.
Below the neck, the dew-lap should be with the length of 4 digits. The neck should be
with a width of 18 digits. The distance between the end of the shank and the part covering the
stomach and the navel should be 80 digits.
मध्यपाश्चाग्रदेशे तु षष्ठ्यङ्गुलमिति स्मृतम्।
नाभिनेत्रद्वयेन स्याद् द्विनेत्रौ वृषणौ मतौ॥ ३७
विस्तारायाम मानेन परजङ्घा दशाङ्गुला।

सन्धिर्द्विमात्रष्ण्णेत्रा चोपजङ्घा प्रकीर्तिता॥ ३८
द्विनेत्रौ गुल्पकौ ज्ञेयौ खुरौ पञ्चाङ्गुलौ मतौ।
खुरके द्व्यङ्गुले कार्ये द्वाविंशत्यङ्गुलेन तु॥ ३९
जङ्घा मध्यमनाहस्स्यात् सन्धिदेशे पुनस्त्रयः।
madhyapāccāgradeśe tu ṣaṣṭyaṅgulamiti smṛtam|
nābhirnetradvayena syād dvinetrau vṛṣaṇau matau|| 37
vistārāyāma mānena parajaṅghā daśāṅgulā|
sandhirdvimātraṣṣaṇṇetrā copajaṅghā prakīrtitā|| 38
dvinetrau gulpakau jñeyau khurau pañcāṅgulau matau|
khurake dvyaṅgule kārye dvāviṁśatyaṅgulena tu|| 39
jaṅghā madhyamanāhassyāt sandhideśe punastrayaḥ|
The distance between the middle of the body and the fore-part of the body should be 60 digits.
The measure of the navel is 4 digits and that of the scrotum is also 4 digits. The width and the
length of the shanks at the rear part should be 10 digits. The height of the back knee should be 2
digits. The height of the upper shank should measure 12 digits. The measure of the back ankle
should be 4 digits and that of the back hoofs 5 digits. The gong-like projection of the hoof
should be with a measure of 2 digits and above this, thickness at the the middle of the shank
should measure 22 digits. The width at the level of knee should be 3 digits.
वेष्टनं चोपजङ्घायाष्षोडशाङ्गुलमुच्यते॥ ४०
द्व्यङ्गुलं पृष्ठदैर्घ्यं स्याद् अधस्त्वष्टाङ्गुलो मतः।
एषा वृषक्रिया शक्तिपर्यन्त व्याप्ति संयुता॥ ४१
veṣṭanaṁ copajaṅghāyāṣṣoḍaśāṅgulamucyate|| 40
dvyaṅgula pṛṣṭhadairghyaṁ syād adhastvaṣṭāṅgulo mataḥ|
eṣā vṛṣakriyā śaktiparyanta vyāpti saṁyutā|| 41
The thickness of the upper shank should measure 16 digits. The length of the back at the
upper part should be 2 digits. Below this, the the length of the back should be 8 digits. These
are the characterising works related to the bull. All other characterising works may be done
according to the contemplating power and desire of the sculptor.

अथवान्यप्रकारेण वृषलक्षणं उच्यते।
भक्तवा पञ्चांशमुत्सेधं त्रिमात्रं खुरमुच्यते॥ ४२
मूलव्यासश्चतुर्मात्र शृङ्गाग्रं स्यात् द्विमात्रकम्।
नवमात्रं ललाटस्स्यान् मुखव्यासस्स्वराङ्गुलः॥ ४३
उत्सेधश्च समस्तेन नेत्रायामं द्विमात्रकम्।
सार्धाङ्गुलं तदुच्चं स्यान् नेत्रमध्या मुखाकृतिः॥ ४४
चतुर्नेत्राङ्गुलं पृष्ठं ग्रीवायास्तु षडङ्गुलः।
athavānyaprakāreṇa vṛṣalakṣaṇaṁ ucyate|
bhaktvā pañcāṁśamutsedhaṁ trimātraṁ khuramucyate|| 42
mūlavyāsaścaturmātra śṛṅgāgraṁ syāt dvimātrakam|
navamātraṁ lalāṭassyān mukhavyāsassvarāṅgulaḥ|| 43
utsedhaśca samastena netrāyāmaṁ dvimātrakam|
sārdhāṅgulaṁ taduccaṁ syān netramadhyā mukhākṛtiḥ|| 44
caturnetrāṅgulaṁ pṛṣṭhaṁ grīvāyāstu ṣaḍaṅgulaḥ|
Or, the characteristic lineaments of the bull are now told in a different way. The ascertained
height of the bull should be divided into 5 equal parts and based on this the basic unit(digit)
should be derived(in this case, one digit is equal to one part out of 60 parts). According to
this scheme, the hoof measures 3 digits.The width at the base of the horn is 4 digits. The
width at the fore-part of the horn is 2 digits. The forehead measures 9 digits. The width of
the face measures 16 digits. The height and the length of the eye should be 2 digits. The
projection at the middle of the eye should with a height of one and a half digits. The width of the
back(hinder part) 8 digits. The width of the neck, 6 digits.
पक्षपञ्चांशमुत्सेधं तेन मानं प्रकीर्तितम्॥ ४५
पञ्चषाङ्गुलमायामे प्रोक्तं तु मुनिसत्तमाः।
आरभ्य मूर्द्धः कण्ठाधो दशाङ्गुल इति स्मृतः॥ ४६
ग्रीवोच्चं वसुमात्र स्यात्तयोर्द्दैर्घ्यं षडङ्गुलम्।
अनुत्सेधं तु षण्मात्रं जानुमात्रं द्विमात्रकम्॥ ४७

pakṣapañcāṁśamutsedhaṁ tena mānaṁ prakīrtitam|| 45
pañcaṣaṅgulamāyāme proktaṁ tu munisattamāḥ|
ārabhya mūrdhnaḥ kaṇṭhādho daśāṅgula iti smṛtaḥ|| 46
grīvoccaṁ vasumātra syāttayordairghyaṁ ṣaḍaṅgulam|
anutsedhaṁ tu ṣaṇmātraṁ jānumātraṁ dvimātrakam|| 47
Holding the total height to be consisting 75 equal parts, the proportionate measures of each
part of the bull are now told. O, the foremost Sages!,the length of the body measures 30 digits.
The distance between the head and the base of the neck, 12 digits. The height of the neck,
8 digits. The length of the head and the neck, 6 digits. The height at their sides measures
6 digits. The knee measures 2 digits.
जङ्घा द्वित्र्यङ्गुला दैर्घ्यात् त्रिमात्रं खुरमुच्यते।
शृङ्गान्तरं द्विमात्रं स्यात् तयोर्दैर्घ्यं षडङ्गुलम्॥ ४८
मूलव्यासं चतुर्मात्रं ललाटोच्च

trimātraṁ uttaroṣṭhoccaṁ adharoṣṭhaṁ dvimātrakam|
mūlāyāmocca vistāro dvimātraikatrimātakaiḥ|| 50
pañcanetrāṅgulaṁ karṇavyāso mūloktamātrakaṁ|
pañcāśad grīvavistāro mūlavistāra eva ca|| 51
ṣaḍvasvaṅgula ityukataḥ krameṇa dvijapuṅgavāḥ|
The height of the upper lip, 3 digits and that of the lower lip, 2 digits. The length, height and
the width at the base level of these should be 2, 1 and 3 digits. The width of the ears at the
base level should be 10 digits. The circumference of the neck, 50 digits. O, the foremost among
the twice-borns!, the height and the breadth of the neck are 6 digits and 8 digits respectively.
ककुत् षडङ्गुलव्यास उत्सेधो द्विमात्रकः॥ ५२
कर्णस्याग्रविशालं तु द्विमात्रं युक्तितो न्यसेत्।
ककुदस्तु शरीरोच्चं प्रोक्तं अष्टादशाङ्गुलम्॥ ५३
द्विसप्तमात्रं पृष्ठे स्याद् विस्तारो द्वादशाङ्गुलः।
अन्योन्य मूलमध्याग्र व्यासो वेदाङ्गुलेन च॥ ५४
अष्टाङ्गुलेन दिङ्मात्रैः क्रमेणैव भवेद्विजाः।
kakut ṣaḍaṅgulavyāsa utsedho dvimātrakaḥ|| 52
karṇasyāgraviśālaṁ tu dvimātraṁ yuktito nyaset|
kakudastu śarīroccaṁ proktaṁ aṣṭādaśāṅgulam|| 53
dvisaptamātraṁ pṛṣṭhe syād vistāro dvādaśāṅgulaḥ|
anyonya mūlamadhyāgra vyāso vedāṅgulena ca|| 54
aṣṭāṅgulena diṅmātraiḥ krameṇaiva bhaveddvijāḥ|
The width of the hump, 6 digits. Its height, 2 digits. The width of the fore-part of the ears
should be 2 digits. The measure of this width may be decided according to the view of the
sculptor. The height of the body at the point of the hump should be 18 digits. The height
at the back side, 17 digits. The width of the hinder part, 12 digits. O, the twice-born sages!,
the width at the base, middle and the fore-part of the closely formed back should be 4, 8
and 10 digits respectively.

पञ्चाङ्गुलं तथायामो जानुदेशं द्विमात्रकम्॥ ५५
जङ्घा पञ्चाङ्गुलोत्सेधा त्र्यङ्गुला स्याद्विशालतः।
खुरोत्सेधं द्विमात्रं स्यात् तथास्यात्पुच्छमूलकम्॥ ५६
सार्धाङ्गुलं तु पुच्छाग्रं जङ्घान्तं तस्य लम्बनम्।
मुष्कायाम विशाले तु द्विमात्रे च यथाक्रमम्॥ ५७
pañcāṅgulaṁ tathāyāmo jānudeśaṁ dvimātrakam|| 55
jaṅghā pañcāṅgulotsedhā tryaṅgulā syādviśālataḥ|
khurotsedhaṁ dvimātraṁ syāt tathāsyātpucchamūlakam|| 56
sārdhāṅgulaṁ tu pucchāgraṁ jaṅghāntaṁ tasya lambanam|
muṣkāyāma viśāle tu dvimātre ca yathākramam|| 57
The length of the knee 5 digits and its height 2 digits. The height of the shank 5 digits and
its width 3 digits. The height of the hoof 2 digits and that of the base of the tail is also 2 digits.
The tip of the tail measures one and a half digits and the tail should descend downwards up to the
shank. The length and the width of the scrotum, 2 digits.
जङ्घायामं त्रिमात्रं स्याद् उदराङ्गुलमायतम्।
शेषायामं त्रिमात्रं स्याद् गुदं मायाङ्गुलं भवेत्॥ ५८
ऊरुमूलाग्र विस्तारो वेदाङ्गुलमिति स्मृतम्।
जङ्घाग्रं तु त्रिमात्रं स्याच्छेषं युक्तिबलान्नयेत्॥ ५९
jaṅghāyāmaṁ trimātraṁ syād udarāṅgulamāyatam|
śeṣāyāmaṁ trimātraṁ syād gudaṁ māyāṅgualam bhavet|| 58
ūrumūlāgra vistāro vedāṅgulamiti smṛtam|
jaṅghāgraṁ tu trimātraṁ syāccheṣaṁ yuktibalānnayet|| 59
The length of the shank, 3 digits and that of the part of the stomach joining with the shank, 3
digits. The remaining length of the stomach part, not joining with the shank, 3 digits. The
anus should measure one digit. The width of the thigh at the base level and at the level of the

fore-part should be 4 digits. The fore-part of the shank should measure 3 digits. All other
parts may be designed according to the reasoning and contemplation of the sculptor.
घनं वाप्यघनं वापि लोहजं परिकल्पयेत्।
वेणुवस्त्रादि वेत्रेण सदनं परिकल्पयेत्॥ ६०
सकलस्य तु यन्मानं तन्मानं वा वृषोदये।
उक्तेऽध्यर्धयवाद्यष्ट उच्छ्रायस्य यवाङ्गुलम्॥ ६१
हीनं वाप्यधिकं कार्यं कर्तुरिच्छवशेन तु।
नाना भूषण संयुक्तं घण्टाजाल समन्वितम्॥ ६२
प्रतिमोक्ताय जात्यंशं तद्वदायादि शोभनम्।
एवं लक्षणं आख्यातं स्थापनं श्रूयतां द्विजाः॥ ६३
ghanaṁ vāpyaghanaṁ vāpi lohajaṁ parikalpayet|
veṇuvastrādi vetreṇa sadanaṁ parikalpayet|| 60
sakalasya tu yanmānaṁ tanmānaṁ vā vṛṣodaye|
ukte'dhyardhayavādyaṣṭa ucchāyasya yavāṅgulam|| 61
hīnaṁ vāpyadhikaṁ kāryaṁ karturicchavaśena tu|
nānā bhūṣaṇa saṁyuktaṁ ghaṇṭājāla samanvitam|| 62
pratimoktāya jātyaṁśaṁ tadvadāyādi śobhanam|
evaṁ lakṣaṇaṁ ākhyātaṁ sthāpanaṁ śrūyatāṁ dvijāḥ|| 63
The bull to be made of metals may be designed so as to be solid or hollow. The shrine for the
bull may be designed with bamboo, cloth and such other materials or cane. Whatever be the
height of the image of Siva, that should be the height of the bull. If the height is measured in
the mode of yava-angula, the height may be decreased or increased by one and a half yava to
8 yavas, according to the desired plan of the sponsor. The bull should be designed so as to
be adorned with many kinds of ornaments and cluster of bells. The quality-number(jatyamsa)
should added to the height, as explained for the making of the images and the aya and other
factors should be examined to ascertain the auspiciousness of the image of the bull. Thus,
the characteristic lineaments of the bull have been told. Now listen to the process of installation
of the bull.

कालोऽपि पूर्ववत् ज्ञेयः तद्वदेवाङ्कुरार्पणम्।
मण्डपं परिवारोक्त मार्गेणैव समाचरेत्॥ ६४
पञ्चैक कुण्डे होमं स्यात्तथैव स्थण्डिलेऽपि वा।
रत्नन्यासं प्रकर्तव्यं शैलजे लोहजेऽप्यथ॥ ६५
kālo'pi pūrvavat jñeyaḥ tadvadevāṅkurārpaṇam|
maṇḍapaṁ parivārokta mārgeṇaiva samācaret|| 64
pañcaika kuṇḍe homaṁ syāttathaiva sthaṇḍile'pi vā|
ratnanyāsaṁ prakartavyaṁ śailaje lohaje'pyatha|| 65
The auspicious time for the installation should be decided as prescribed earlier. Likewise,
other rituals such as the offering of the fresh sprouts should be done. The pavilion should be
erected as detailed under the context of installation of the retinue Deities. The oblations
should be offered in five fire-pits or in one fire-pit or in the sthandila( a raised design formed
in the shape of square). For the image of the bull made of granite or metal, the ritual of
‘ratna nyasa’ should be performed.
रत्नार्थं हेमपद्मं वा मृण्मयादौ विवर्जयेत्।
ततोऽक्षिमोजनं शुद्धिः ग्रामादीनां प्रदक्षिणम्॥ ६६
तोयाधिवासनं प्राप्य ततो मण्डप संस्कृतिः।
द्विजसंभोजनं पुण्यतोयसेचनं एव च॥ ६७
वास्तुहोमं तथा शय्या स्नपनं कौतुकं तथा।
वृषस्य दक्षिणे शृङ्गे कौतुकं बन्धयेद्गुरुः॥ ६८
ratnārthaṁ hemapadmaṁ vā mṛṇmayādau vivarjayet|
tato'kṣimocanaṁ śuddhiḥ grāmādīnāṁ pradakṣiṇam|| 66
toyādhivāsanaṁ prāpya tato maṇḍapa saṁskṛtiḥ|
dvijasaṁbhojanaṁ puṇyatoyasecanaṁ eva ca|| 67
vāstuhomaṁ tathā śayyā snapanaṁ kautukaṁ tathā|
vṛṣasya dakṣiṇe śṛṅge kautukaṁ bandhayedguruḥ|| 68

For the performance of ‘ratna nyasa’, the lotus made of gold may be used instead of gems. This
‘ratna nyasa’ need not be performed for the image made of earth (terracotta). Then, opening of
the eyes(nayanonmilana), purification of the image(bimba suddhi), circumambulating the
location(grama pradakshina), keeping the image immersed in water(jaladhivasa), purification
and decoration of the pavilion(mandapa samskruti), honoring the learned brahmins with
feeding and such others(brahmana bhojana), sprinkling of the sacred and consecrated water
(punyatoya cecana), vastu homa, placing the image in recumbent pose(sayya), oblution
(snapana), fastening the protective thread(kautuka bandhana) – all these activities should be
carried out in the prescribed order of events. The Acharya should fasten the protective thread on
the right horn of the bull.
शयनारोहणं कुम्भस्थापनं पूर्ववन्नयेत्।
सप्तवर्गाच्चतुर्थान्तं सप्तस्वर विभूषितम्॥ ६९
बिन्दुनाद समायुक्तं आदौ प्रणव संयुतम्।
वृषभाय नमश्चान्ते तस्मिन् ब्रह्माङ्ग कल्पना॥ ७०
śayanārohaṇaṁ kumbhasthāpanaṁ pūrvavannayet|
saptavargāccaturthāntaṁ saptasvara vibhūṣitam|| 69
bindunāda samāyuktaṁ ādau praṇava saṁyutam|
vṛṣabhāya namaścānte tasmin brahmāṅga kalpanā|| 70
Mounting the image in recumbent pose on the couch and arranging of the sacred vessels
(kalasas) – should be done as explained before. The fourth letter of the seventh group of the
alphabet should be added to bindu and nada. Pranva-letter should be added in the beginning.
At the end of these should be prononced ‘vrushabhaya namah’. This is the mula mantra of
the bull. Based on this mantra, the brahma mantras and the anga mantras pertaining to the
bull should be formulated.
मध्यकुम्भे वृषः प्रोक्तः परितोऽष्टसु लोकपाः।
अथ विद्येश्वरान् वापि वृषस्य परितो न्यसेत्॥ ७१
उक्षा च गोपतिश्चापि शङ्कुकर्णस्तथैव च।
तीक्ष्णशृङ्गस्तथा नन्दी विषाणी पशुभृत्तथा॥ ७२