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

अतीतं मङ्गलं शुद्धं अप्रमेयं तु जातिभाक्।
प्रबुद्धं विबुधं हस्तं अलङ्कारं सुबोधकम्॥ ४५
एते सहस्त्र तन्त्रस्य दश संख्याः प्रकीर्तिताः।
sahasraṁ kālasaṁjñasya proktaṁ vai śaṅkha saṁkhyayā|
kālādbhīmastataḥ prāpto bhīmāddharmo yathā tathā|| 44
atītaṁ maṅgalaṁ śuddhaṁ aprameyaṁ tu jātibhāk|
prabuddhaṁ vibudhaṁ hastaṁ alaṅkāraṁ subodhakam|| 45
ete sahasra tantrasya daśa saṁkhyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ|
The Sahasra Agama was revealed to Kala as consisted of one hundred trillion verses. Bhima
received this Agama from Kala and from Bhima this was received by Dharma. There are
ten secondary Agamas for the Sahasra Agama. They are: Atita, Mangala, Suddha, Aprameya,
Jatibhak, Prabuddha, Vibudha, Hasta, Alankara and Subodhaka.
अंशुमान् अंशुसंज्ञस्य पञ्चलक्षेण कीर्तितः॥ ४६
अग्रश्चैवांशु संज्ञाच्च अग्रात्प्राप्तस्ततो रविः।
विद्यापुराण तन्त्रं च वासवं नीललोहितम्॥ ४७
प्रकारणं भूततन्त्रं आत्मालङ्कारमेव च।
काश्यपं गौतमं चैन्द्रं ब्राह्मं वासिष्ठं एव च॥ ४८
ऐशानं नामतः प्रोक्तं अंशुमान् द्वादश स्मृतः।
aṁśumān aṁśusaṁjñasya pañcalakṣeṇa kīrtitaḥ|| 46
agraścaivāṁśu saṁjñācca agrātprāptastato raviḥ|
vidyāpurāṇa tantraṁ ca vāsavaṁ nīlalohitam|| 47
prakāraṇaṁ bhūtatantraṁ ātmālaṅkārameva ca|
kāśyapaṁ gautamaṁ caindraṁ brāhmaṁ vāsiṣṭhaṁ eva ca|| 48
aiśānaṁ nāmataḥ proktaṁ aṁśumān dvādaśa smṛtaḥ|
The Amsuman Agama was revealed to Amsu as consisted of five hundred thousand verses.
From Amsu, this Agama was received by Agra and then Ravi received this Agama from Agra.

There are twelve secondary Agamas for this Amsuman. They are: Vidyapurana, Vasava,
Nilalohia, Prakarana, Bhutatantra, Atmalankara, Kasyapa, Gautama, Aindra, Brahma, Vasishta
and Aisana.
सुप्रभेदं महाशास्त्रं दशेशस्य प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ४९
विघ्नेश्वरो दशेशाच्च शशी प्राप्तो गणेश्वरात्।
त्रिकोटि संख्यया प्रोक्तो भेदश्चात्र न विद्यते ॥ ५०
क्रियादिज्ञानपर्यन्तं तन्त्रमत्रैव दृश्यते।
शिवभेदमिति प्रोक्तो रुद्रभेदस्तथोच्यते॥ ५१
suprabhedaṁ mahāśāstraṁ daśeśasya prakīrtitam|| 49
vighneśvaro daśeśācca śaśī prāpto gaṇeśvarāt|
trikoṭi saṁkhyayā prokto bhedaścātra na vidyate|| 50
kriyādijñānaparyantaṁ tantramatraiva dṛśyate|
śivabhedamiti prokto rudrabhedastathocyate|| 51
The great Scripture known as Suprabheda was revealed to Dasesa. This Agama was then
received by Vighnesvara from Dasesa and from Vighnesvara, this was received by Sasi. This
Agama was first revealed as consisted of thirty million verses. There is no secondary Agama
for this Suprabheda. The order of four sections as kriya, carya, yoga and jnana is found only
in this Agama. Thus, the revelation of ten Agamas belonging to Siva-bheda has been told.
Next, the revelation of the Agamas belonging to Rudra-bheda is detailed.
रुद्रस्यानादि संज्ञस्य विजयं तन्त्रं उत्तमम्।
परमेशस्ततः प्राप्तस्त्रिकोटि ग्रन्थ संख्यया ॥ ५२
विजयं चोद्भवं सौम्यं अघोरं मृत्युनाशनम्।
कुबेरं च महाघोरं विमलं विजयाष्टकम् ॥ ५३
rudrasyānādi saṁjñasya vijayaṁ tantraṁ uttamam|
parameśastataḥ prāptastrikoṭi grantha saṁkhyayā|| 52
vijayaṁ codbhavaṁ saumyaṁ aghoraṁ mṛtyunāśanam|
kuberaṁ ca mahāghoraṁ vimalaṁ vijayāṣṭakam|| 53

The supreme Agama known as Vijaya was revealed to Anadirudra as consisted of ten million
verses. Paramesa received this Agama from Anadirudra. There are eight secondary Agamas
for the Vijaya. They are: Vijaya, Udbhava, Saumya, Aghora, Mrutyunasana, Kubera, Mahaghora
and Vimala.
निश्वासं तु दशार्णस्य प्रोक्तं तत्कोटि संख्यया।
दशार्णात् शैलजा प्राप्ता चाष्टभेदेन भेदितः॥ ५४
निश्वासोत्तर निश्वासौ निश्वासस्य मुखोद्भवम्।
निश्वास नयनं चैव तथा निश्वास कारिका॥ ५५
घोरसंज्ञं यमाख्यं च गुह्यं चाप्येवमष्टधा।
niśvāsaṁ tu daśārṇasya proktaṁ tatkoṭi saṁkhyayā|
daśārṇāt śailajā prāptā cāṣṭabhedena bheditaḥ|| 54
niśvāsottara niśvāsau niśvāsasya mukhodbhavam|
niśvāsa nayanaṁ caiva tathā niśvāsa kārikā|| 55
ghorasaṁjñaṁ yamākhyaṁ ca guhyaṁ cāpyevamaṣṭadhā|
The Nisvasa Agama was revealed to Dasarna as consisted of ten million verses. Then it was
revealed to Sailaja by Dasarna. There are eight secondary Agamas fo the Nisvasa. They are:
Nisvasottara, Nisvasa, Nisvasa Mukhodbhava, Nisvasa Nayana, Nisvasa Karika, Ghora,
Yama and Guhya.
निधनस्य स्वयंभूतं त्रिकोट्यर्धेन कीर्तितम्॥ ५६
निधनेशात् स्वयंभूतं श्रुतवान् नलिनोद्भवः।
प्रजापतिमतं पद्मं स्वायंभुवमिति त्रिधा॥ ५७
nidhanasya svayaṁbhūtaṁ trikoṭyardhena kīrtitam|| 56
nidhaneśāt svayaṁbhūtaṁ śṛtavān nalinodbhavaḥ|
prajāpatimataṁ padmaṁ svāyaṁbhuvamiti tridhā|| 57
The Savyambhuva Agama was revealed to Nidhana as consisted of thirty-five million verses.
Nalinodbhava received this Agama from Nidhanesa. This Agama has got three secondary Agamas.
They are: Prajapatimata, Padma and Svayambhuva.

आग्नेयं यच्च तद्व्योम्नो ग्रन्थसंख्यायुतत्रयात्।
आग्नेयं तन्त्रमेकं तु तस्मात्प्राप्तो हुताशनः ॥ ५८
āgneyaṁ yacca tadvyomno granthasaṁkhyāyutatrayāt|
āgneyaṁ tantramekaṁ tu tasmātprāpto hutāśanaḥ|| 58
The Anala Agama was revealed to Vyomna as consisted of thirty thousand verses. Hutasana
received this Agama from Vyomna. There is no secondary Agama for this.
तेजस्तु वीरं संप्राप्तो नियुत ग्रन्थ संख्यया।
प्रजापतिस्ततः प्राप्तस्त्रयोदश विभेदकम्॥ ५९
प्रस्तारं फुल्लमल्लं च प्रबोधं बोधबोधकम्।
अमोहं मोहसमयं हाकटं शाकटाधिकम्॥ ६०
हलं विलेखनं भद्रं वीरं वीरे त्रयोदश।
tejastu vīraṁ saṁprāpto niyuta grantha saṁkhyayā|
prajāpatistataḥ prāptastrayodaśa vibhedakam|| 59
prastāraṁ phullamallaṁ ca prabodhaṁ bodhabodhakam|
amohaṁ mohasamayaṁ hākaṭaṁ śākaṭādhikam|| 60
halaṁ vilekhanaṁ bhadraṁ vīraṁ vīre trayodaśa|
The Vira Agama was revealed to Tejas as consisted of one hundred thousand verses. Prajapati
received this Agama from Tejas. There are thirteen secondary Agamas for this Agama. They
are: Prastara, Phullamalla, Prabodha, Bodha, Bodhaka, Amoha, Mohasamaya, Hakata,
Sakatadhika, Hala, Vilekhana, Bhadra and Vira.
रौरवं ब्राह्मणेशस्य चार्बुदाष्टक संख्यया॥ ६१
नन्दिकेशस्ततः प्राप्तः षड्भेदं च विधीयते।
कालङ्गं च कलातीतं रौरवं रौरवोत्तरम्॥ ६२
महाकाल मतं चैन्द्रं रौरवं षड्विधं मतम्।

rauravaṁ brāhmaṇeśasya cārbudāṣṭaka saṁkhyayā|| 61
nandikeśastataḥ prāptaḥ ṣaḍbhedaṁ ca vidhīyate|
kālaghnaṁ ca kalātītaṁ rauravaṁ rauravottaram|| 62
mahākāla mataṁ caindraṁ rauravaṁ ṣaḍvidhaṁ matam|
The Raurava Agama was revealed to Brahmanesa as consisted of 800 million verses. Nandikesa
received this Agama from Brahmanesa. There are six secondary Agamas for this. They are:
Kalaghna, Kalaatita, Raurva, Rauravottara, Mahakalamata and Aindra.
मकुटं तु शिवाख्यस्य शतसाहस्र संख्यया ॥ ६३
महादेवतस्तः प्राप्तो भेदश्च द्विविधो भवेत्।
मकुटोत्तरं च मकुटं द्विविधेन विधीयते॥ ६४
makuṭaṁ tu śivākhyasya śatasāhasra saṁkhyayā|| 63
mahādevastataḥ prāpto bhedaśca dvividho bhavet|
makuṭottaraṁ ca makuṭaṁ dvividhena vidhīyate|| 64
The Makuta Agama was revealed to Sivakhya as consisted of one hundred thousand verses.
Mahadeva received this Agama from Sivakhya. There are two Upagamas for this – Makutottara
and Makuta.
सर्वात्मकस्य विमलं त्रिलक्ष ग्रन्थ संख्यया।
वीरभद्रस्ततः प्राप्तो भेदाः षोडश संख्यया॥ ६५
अनन्तं भोगमाक्रान्तं वृषपिङ्गं वृषोदरम्।
वृषाद्भुतं सुदन्तं च रौद्रं भद्रविधं तथा॥ ६६
अरेवतं अतिक्रान्तं अट्टहासं अलङ्कृतम्।
अर्चितं धारणं तन्त्रं विमलं षोडशैव तु॥ ६७
sarvātmakasya vimalaṁ trilakṣa grantha saṁkhyayā|
vīrabhadrastataḥ prāpto bhedāḥ ṣoḍaśa saṁkhyayā|| 65
anantaṁ bhogamākrāntaṁ vṛṣapiṅgaṁ vṛṣodaram|
vṛṣādbhutaṁ sudantaṁ ca raudraṁ bhadravidhaṁ tathā|| 66

arevataṁ atikrāntaṁ aṭṭahāsaṁ alaṅkṛtam।
arcitaṁ dhāraṇaṁ tantraṁ vimalaṁ ṣoḍaśaiva tu॥ 67
The Vimala Agama was revealed to Sarvatmaka as consisted of three hundred thousand verses.
Virabhadra received this Agama from Sarvatmaka. There are sixteen Upagamas for this Agama.
They are: Ananta, Bhoga, Akranta, Vrushapinga, Vrushodara, Vrushadbhuta, Sudanta, Raudra,
Bhadravidha, Arevata, Atikranta, Attahasa, Alankruta, Arcita, Dharana and Tantra.
चन्द्रज्ञानं अनन्तस्य त्रिकोटि ग्रन्थ संख्यया।
बृहस्पतिस्ततः प्राप्तो भेदाश्चात्र चतुर्दश ॥ ६८
स्थिरं स्थाणुं महान्तं च वारुणं नन्दिकेश्वरम्।
एकपादपुराणं च शङ्करं नीलरुद्रकम्॥ ६९
शिवभद्रं कल्पभेदं श्रीमुखं शिवशासनम्।
शिवशेखरमाख्याकं देव्या मतं तथैव च॥ ७०
चन्द्रज्ञानस्य तन्त्रस्य चतुर्दशविधो भवेत्।
candrajñānaṁ anantasya trikoṭi grantha saṁkhyayā।
bṛhaspatistataḥ prāpto bhedāścātra caturdaśa॥ 68
sthiraṁ sthāṇuṁ mahāntaṁ ca vāruṇaṁ nandikeśvaram।
ekapādapurāṇaṁ ca śaṅkaraṁ nīlarudrakam॥ 69
śivabhadraṁ kalpabhedaṁ śrīmukhaṁ śivaśāsanam।
śivaśekharamākhyākaṁ devyā mataṁ tathaiva ca॥ 70
candrajñānasya tantrasya caturdaśavidho bhavet।
The Candrajnana Agama was revealed to Ananta as consisted of thirty million verses. Bruhaspati
received this Agama from Ananta. There are fourteen Upagamas for this Agama. They are:
Sthira, Sthanu, Mahanta, Varuna, Nandikesvara, Ekapada purana, Sankara, Nilarudraka,
Sivabhadra, Kalpabheda, Srimukha, Sivasasana, Sivasekhara and Devyamata.
मुखबिम्बं प्रशान्तस्य शतसाहस्र संख्यया ॥ ७१
दधीचिस्तु ततः प्राप्तो भेदाः पञ्चदशैव तु।
चतुर्मुखमलायोगं संस्तोभं प्रतिबिम्बकम्॥ ७२

आत्मालङ्कार वायव्ये तौटिकं तुटिनीरकम्।
कलात्ययं तुलायोगं कुट्टिमं पट्टशेखरम्॥ ७३
महाविद्या महासौरं बिम्बं पञ्चदशैव तु।
mukhabimbaṁ praśāntasya śatasāhasra saṁkhyayā|| 71
dadhīcistu tataḥ prāpto bhedāḥ pañcadaśaiva tu|
caturmukhamalāyogaṁ saṁstobhaṁ pratibimbakam|| 72
ātmālaṅkāra vāyavye tauṭikaṁ tuṭinīrakam|
kalātyayaṁ tulāyogaṁ kuṭṭimaṁ paṭṭaśekharam|| 73
mahāvidyā mahāsauraṁ bimbaṁ pañcadaśaiva tu|
The Mukhabimba Agama was revealed to Prasanta as consisted of one hundred thousand verses.
Dadhici received this Agama from Prasanta. There are fifteen Upagamas for this Agama. They
are: Caturmukha, Malaya, Ayoga, Samstobham, Pratibimbaka, Atmalankara, Vayavya, Trautika,
Tutiniraka, Kalatyaya, Tulayoga, Kuttima, Pattasekhara, Mahavidya and Mahasaura.
प्रोद्गीतं शूलिनः प्रोक्तं लक्षत्रितय संख्यय्या॥ ७४
कवचाख्यस्ततः प्राप्तो भेदाः षोडश संख्यया।
कवचं चैव वाराहं पिङ्गलामतमेव च॥ ७५
पाशबन्धं दण्डधरं अङ्कुशं च धनुर्धरम्।
शिवज्ञानं च विज्ञानं श्रीकाल ज्ञानमेव च॥ ७६
आयुर्वेदं धनुर्वेदं सर्पदंष्ट्री विभेदनम्।
गीतं भरतमातोद्यं प्रोद्गीतं षोडशैव तु॥ ७७
prodgītaṁ śūlinaḥ proktaṁ lakṣatritaya saṁkhyayyā|| 74
kavacākhyastataḥ prāpto bhedāḥ ṣoḍaśa saṁkhyayā|
kavacaṁ caiva vārāhaṁ piṅgalāmatameva ca|| 75
pāśabandhaṁ daṇḍadharaṁ aṅkuśaṁ ca dhanurdharam|
śivajñānaṁ ca vijñānaṁ śrīkāla jñānameva ca|| 76
āyurvedaṁ dhanurvedaṁ sarpadaṁṣṭrī vibhedanam|
gītaṁ bharatamātodyaṁ prodgītaṁ ṣoḍaśaiva tu|| 77

The Prodgita Agama was revealed to Sulina as consisted of three hundred thousand vereses.
Kavaca received this Agama from Sulina. There are sixteen Upagamas for this Agama. They
are: Kavaca, Varaha, Pingalamata, Pasabandha, Dandadhara, Ankusa, Dhanurdhara, Sivajnana,
Vijnana, Srikalajnana, Ayurveda, Dhanurveda, Sarpadamshtri-vibhedana, Gita, Bharata
and Atodya.
ललितं चालयेशस्य प्रोक्तं अष्टसहस्रकम्।
आलयाल्ललितः प्राप्तो ललितं ललितोत्तरम्॥ ७८
कौमारं चैव तद्भेदं त्रिविधं परिकीर्तितम्।
lalitaṁ cālayeśasya proktaṁ aṣṭasahasrakam|
ālayāllalitaḥ prāpto lalitaṁ lalitottaram|| 78
kaumāraṁ caiva tadbhedaṁ trividhaṁ parikīrtitam|
The Lalita Agama was revealed to Alayesa as consisted of eight thousand verses. Lalita received
this Agama from Alayesa. There are three Upagamas for this Agama. They are: Lalita, Lalitottara
and Kaumara.
बिन्दोस्सिद्धं इदं तन्त्रं कोटिकोट्यर्थ संख्यया॥ ७९
बिन्दु संज्ञात्तु सिद्धाख्यं प्राप्तश्चण्डेश्वरः परः।
सारोत्तरं अथान्यत्तु औशनोत्तरमेव च॥ ८०
शालाभेदं शशीखण्डं सिद्धं तन्त्रं चतुर्विधम्।
bindossiddhaṁ idaṁ tantraṁ koṭikoṭyardha saṁkhyayā|| 79
bindu saṁjñāttu siddhākhyaṁ prāptaścaṇḍeśvaraḥ paraḥ|
sārottaraṁ athānyattu auśanottarameva ca|| 80
śālābhedaṁ śaśīkhaṇḍaṁ siddhaṁ tantraṁ caturvidham|
The Siddha Agama was revealed to Bindu as consisted of fifteen million verses. Candesvara
received this Agama from Bindu. There are four Upagamas for this Agama. They are:
Sarottara, Ausanottara, Saalaabheda and Sasikhanda.
सन्तानं शिवनिष्ठस्य षट्‌सहस्रं तु संख्यया॥ ८१
असंवायस्ततः प्राप्तो भेदस्सप्तविधो भवेत्।

लिङ्गाध्यक्षं सुराध्यक्षं शङ्करं त्वमलेश्वरम्॥ ८२
असंख्यं अनिलं द्वन्द्वं सन्तानं सप्तधेरितम्।
santānaṁ śivaniṣṭhasya ṣaṭsahasraṁ tu saṁkhyayā|| 81
asaṁvāyastataḥ prāpto bhedassaptavidho bhavet|
liṅgādhyakṣaṁ surādhyakṣaṁ śaṅkaraṁ tvamaleśvaram|| 82
asaṁkhyaṁ anilaṁ dvandvaṁ santānaṁ saptadheritam|
The Santana Agama was revealed to Sivanishtha as consisted of six thousand verses. Asamvaya
received this Agama from Sivanishtha. There are seven Upagamas for this Agama. They are:
Lingadhyaksha, Suradhyaksha, Sankara, Amalesvara, Asankhya, Anila and Dvandva.
सोमदेवस्य शर्वोक्तं द्विलक्षेणैव संख्यया॥ ८३
नृसिंहः प्राप्तवान् सोमाद्भेदः पञ्चविधो भवेत्।
शिवधर्मोत्तरं चैव वायुप्रोक्तं तथैव च॥ ८४
दिव्यप्रोक्तं अथैशानं शर्वोद्गीतं विधीयते।
somadevasya śarvoktaṁ dvilakṣeṇaiva saṁkhyayā|| 83
nṛsiṁhaḥ prāptavān somādbhedaḥ pañcavidho bhavet|
śivadharmottaraṁ caiva vāyuproktaṁ tathaiva ca|| 84
divyaproktaṁ athaiśānaṁ śarvodgītaṁ vidhīyate|
The Sarvokta Agama was revealed to Somadeva as consisted of two hundred thousand verses.
Nrusimha received this Agama from Somadeva. There are five Upagamas for this Agama.
They are: Sivadharmottara, Vayuprokta, Divyaprokta, Aisana and Sarvodgita.
श्रीदेव्यास्तु समाख्यातं पारमेश्वरं उत्तमम्॥ ८५
ग्रन्थ द्वादश लक्षं तु सप्तधा प्रसृतं तु तत्।
उशनोमुनि संप्राप्तः श्रीदेव्याश्च यथाक्रमात्॥ ८६
मतङ्गं यक्षिणीपद्मं पारमेश्वरमेव च।
पुष्करं सुप्रयोगं च हंसं सामान्यमेव हि॥ ८७

śrīdevyāstu samākhyātaṁ pārameśvaraṁ uttamam|| 85
grantha dvādaśa lakṣaṁ tu saptadhā prasṛtaṁ tu tat|
uśanomuni saṁprāptaḥ śrīdevyāśca yathākramāt|| 86
mataṅgaṁ yakṣiṇīpadmaṁ pārameśvarameva ca|
puṣkaraṁ suprayogaṁ ca haṁsaṁ sāmānyameva hi|| 87
The supreme Scripture known as Paramesvara Agama was revealed to Sridevi as consisted of
twelve hundred thousand verses. Usana Muni received this Agama from Sridevi. There are
seven Upagamas for this Agama. They are: Matanga, Yakshinipadma, Paramesvara, Pushkara,
Suprayoga, Hamsa and Samanya.
किरणं देवविभवे कोटिपञ्चक संख्यया।
संवर्तकस्ततः प्राप्तो भेदास्तु नवसंख्यया॥ ८८
गारुडं नर्ऋतं नीलं रूक्षं भानुक धेनुके।
प्रबुद्धं बुद्धकालाख्ये नवधा किरणो भवेत्॥ ८९
kiraṇaṁ devavibhave koṭipañcaka saṁkhyayā|
saṁvartakastataḥ prāpto bhedāstu navasaṁkhyayā|| 88
gāruḍaṁ narṛtaṁ nīlaṁ rūkṣaṁ bhānuka dhenuke|
prabuddhaṁ buddhakālākhye navadhā kiraṇo bhavet|| 89
The Kirana Agama was revealed to Devavibhu as consisted of fifty million verses. Samvartaka
received this Agama from Devavibhu. There are nine Upagamas for this Agama. They are:
Gaaruda, Nairruta, Nila, Ruksha, Bhanuka, Dhenuka, Prabuddhaa, Buddha and Kala.
शिवस्य वातुलं प्रोक्तं ग्रन्थाः शतसहस्रकम्।
महाकालस्ततः प्राप्तो भेदा वै द्वादशैव तु॥ ९०
वातुलं चोत्तरं चैव कालज्ञानं प्ररोहितम्।
सर्व धर्मात्मकं श्रेष्ठं नित्यं शुद्धं महाननम्॥ ९१
विश्वं विश्वात्मकं चैव वातुले द्वादश स्मृताः।
अष्टाविंशति तन्त्राणां मूलभेदाः प्रकीर्तिताः॥ ९२

śivasya vātulaṁ proktaṁ granthāḥ śatasahasrakam|
mahākālastataḥ prāpto bhedā vai dvādaśaiva tu|| 90
vātulaṁ cottaraṁ caiva kālajñānaṁ prarohitam|
sarvaṁ dharmātmakaṁ śreṣṭaṁ nityaṁ śuddhaṁ mahānanam|| 91
viśvaṁ viśvātmakaṁ caiva vātule dvādaśa smṛtāḥ|
aṣṭāviṁśati tantrāṇāṁ mūlabhedāḥ prakīrtitāḥ|| 92
The Vatula Agama was rvealed to Siva as consisted of one hundred thousand verses. Mahakala
received this Agama from Siva. There are twelve Upagamas for this Agama. They are:
Vatula, Vatulottara, Kalajnana, Prarohita, Sarva, Dharmatmaka, Sreshta, Nitya, Suddha,
Mahanana, Visva and Visvatmaka. In this way, all the Upagamas pertaining to the twenty-eight
Mulagamas have been detailed well.
कामिकं पादयुग्मं स्याद्योगजं गुल्फमेव च।
चिन्त्यं पादाङ्गुलिः प्रोक्तः कारणं जङ्घिका भवेत्॥ ९३
अजितं जानुदेशं स्याद् दीप्तेमूरुप्रदेशकम्।
सूक्ष्मं तु गुह्यमेवं स्यात्सहस्रं कटिदेशकम्॥ ९४
अंशुमान् स्यात् पृष्ठतलं सुप्रभेदं तु नाभिकम्।
विजयं कुक्षिदेशं स्यान् निश्वासं हृदयं भवेत्॥ ९५
स्वायंभुवं स्तनौ द्वौ तु अनलं नेत्रमेव च।
वीरं कण्ठप्रदेशस्तु रौरवं श्रोत्रमेव च॥ ९६
मकुटं माकुटं तन्त्रं अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गमेव च।
बाहू तु विमलं प्रोक्तं चन्द्रज्ञानं उरस्स्थलम्॥ ९७
बिम्बतन्त्रं सुवदनं प्रोद्गीतं रसना भवेत्।
ललितं स्यात्कपोलं तु सिद्धं चैव ललाटकम्॥ ९८
सन्तानं कुण्डलं विद्याच्छर्वोक्तं उपवीतकम्।
पारमेशान हारं तु किरणं रत्नभूषणम्॥ ९९
वातुलं वसनं प्रोक्तं शिवधर्म त्रिपुण्ड्रके।
कल्पञ्चैव तु संयोगे शिवधर्मानुलेपने॥ १००

बिम्बं पुष्पे च माल्ये च सिद्धान्तेन निवेदितम्।
तन्त्रात्मक शरीरेण मन्त्रमूर्तिमयेन तु॥ १०१
एतेषामुपभेदैश्च सादाख्यं मूर्तिमत् स्थितम्।
kāmikaṁ pādayugmaṁ syādyogajaṁ gulphameva cal
cintyaṁ pādāṅguliḥ proktaḥ kāraṇaṁ jaṅghikā bhavet|| 93
ajitaṁ jānudeśaṁ syād dīptemūrupradeśakam|
sūkṣmaṁ tu guhyamevaṁ syātsahasraṁ kaṭideśakam|| 94
aṁśumān syāt pṛṣṭhatalaṁ suprabhedaṁ tu nābhikam|
vijayaṁ kukṣideśaṁ syān niśvāsaṁ hṛdayaṁ bhavet|| 95
svāyambhuvaṁ stanau dvau tu analaṁ netrameva cal
vīraṁ kaṇṭhapradeśastu rauravaṁ śrotrameva cal| 96
makuṭaṁ mākuṭaṁ tantraṁ aṅgapratyaṅgameva cal
bāhū tu vimalaṁ proktaṁ candrajñānaṁ urassthalam|| 97
bimbatantraṁ suvadanaṁ prodgītaṁ rasanā bhavet|
lalitaṁ syātkapolaṁ tu siddhaṁ caiva lalāṭakam|| 98
santānaṁ kuṇḍalaṁ vidyāccharvoktaṁ upavītakam|
pārameśāna hāraṁ tu kiraṇaṁ ratnabhūṣaṇam|| 99
vātulaṁ vasanaṁ proktaṁ śivadharma tripuṇḍrake|
kalpañcaiva tu saṁyoge śivadharmānulepane|| 100
bimbaṁ puṣpe ca mālye ca siddhāntena niveditam|
tantrātmaka śarīreṇa mantramūrtimayena tu|| 101
eteṣāmupabhedaiśca sādākhyaṁ mūrtimat sthitam|
Lord Siva appears in a form constituted of these Agamas. In this form, the Kamika is present
as His two feet. Yogaja- ankle; Cintya – fingers of the feet; Karana – shank; Ajita – knees;
Dipta – thigh regions; Sukshma – the loins; Sahasra – hip region; Amsuman – back portion;
Suprabheda – navel; Vijaya – stomach; Nisvasa – heart; Svayambhuva – the breast-spots;
Anala – the eyes; Vira – neck portion; Raurava – the ears; Makuta – the crown and the main
parts and sub-parts of the body; Vimala – the shoulders; Candrajnana – the chest region;
Bimba – the well-formed face; Prodgita – tongue; Lalita – the cheek; Siddha – the fore-head;
Santana – the ear rings;Sarvokta – the sacred thread; Paramesvara – ornamental chain; Kirana- the
ornaments made of gems; Vatula – the attire; all the auspicious deeds recommended in these
Agamas – the three stripes of holy ash; all the specific preparations such as arghya-water and
others – the waist-belt and such other items needed for the body; all the directions related to the
worship of Siva – the perfumed unguents; all the vereses related to meditation of form(dhyana)
denote the various flowers and garlands; the principles set forth in the knowledge-section
(jnana pada) – the eatables to be offered to Him. The form of Sadakhya presents itself as associated

with the form constituted of the Agamas, with the vibrant force constituted of the mantras and
with other different parts designed with the secondary sections of the Agamas and the mantras.
शिवरुद्रात्मकं तन्त्रं अष्टाविंशति संख्यकम्॥ १०२
चिन्तामणिरिव भ्राजि चैकधा बहुधा दिशेत्।
यद्यप्येको भवेद्वक्ता श्रोतृभेदादनेकधा॥ १०३
कर्षणादि प्रतिष्ठांतं मूलेनैव समाचरेत्।
कृतञ्चेदुपभेदेन कर्ता भर्ता विनश्यति॥ १०४
śivarudrātmakam tantraṁ aṣṭāviṁśati saṁkhyakam|| 102
cintāmaṇiriva bhrāji caikadhā bahudhā diśet|
yadyapyeko bhavedvaktā śrotṛbhedādanekadhā|| 103
karṣaṇādi pratiṣṭhāntaṁ mūlenaiva samācaret|
kṛtañcedupabhedena kartā bhartā vinaśyati|| 104
All the twenty-eight Mula Agamas which are in two different streams as Sivabheda and
Rudrabheda shine forth as the fabulous gem(cintamani)which could yield all the desired fruits.
They are capable of yielding the one ultimate fruit(liberation) as well as the mutitudes of
fruits related to the worldly life. Even though the Lord who revealed the Agamas is only One,
the Agamas became manifold in view of those who received these Agamas. All the activities
from the ploughing of the selected land up to the insatallation should be done according to
the directions given in the Primary Agamas(Mulagamas) only. If these are done based on
the Upagamas, both the doer and the protector of the country would perish.
केवलं यजनं प्रोक्तं उपभेदैर्विशेषतः।
प्रतिष्ठाद्यं तु मूलैश्चेत् अष्टाविंशतिभिर्वरम्॥ १०५
येन तन्त्रेण चारब्धं कर्षणाद्यर्चनान्तकम्।
तेन सर्वं प्रकर्तव्यं न कुर्यादन्य तन्त्रतः॥ १०६
कारयेदन्य तन्त्रेण नोक्तं चेत्तु विशेषतः।
kevalaṁ yajanaṁ proktaṁ upabhedairviśeṣataḥ|
pratiṣṭhādyaṁ tu mūlaiścet aṣṭāviṁśatibhirvaram|| 105

yena tantreṇa cārabdhaṁ karṣaṇādyarcanāntakam|
tena sarvaṁ prakartavyaṁ na kuryādanya tantrataḥ|| 106
kārayedanya tantreṇa noktaṁ cettu viśeṣataḥ|
Only the specific variations in the rituals of worship are made known by the Upagamas. The
basic directions set forth in the twenty-eight Primary Agamas are superior for the activities such
as installation and others. The activities, from the ploughing the land to the systematic woship,
commenced based on a particular Primary Agama should be fulfilled completely based on that
particulat Primary Agama alone. No activity should be done, consuting the Primary Agama other
than the one taken up for commencing the work. If the direction for any specific activity is not
told in the selected Primary Agama, then that activity may be fulfilled based on the Mulagama
other than one selected already.
उक्तानि प्रतिषिद्धानि पुनस्संभाषितानि च॥ १०७
सापेक्ष निरपेक्षाणि शिववाक्यान्यनेकधा।
चतुष्पाद्युतान्येव भुक्तिमुक्त्यर्थ साधनम्॥ १०८
एतान्येवाथ श्रुत्वा तु देवैर्मुनिवरादिभिः।
संक्षेपतोऽपि कथितं सर्वेषामनुकम्पया॥ १०९
uktāni pratiṣiddhāni punassaṁbhāṣitāni ca|| 107
sāpekṣa nirapekṣāṇi śivavākyānyanekadhā|
catuṣpādayutānyeva bhuktimuktyartha sādhanam|| 108
etānyevātha śṛtvā tu devairmunivarādibhiḥ|
saṁkṣepato'pi kathitaṁ sarveṣāmanukampayā|| 109
These Agamas are replete with statements directly issued by Lord Siva. These statements are
the directions dealing with those which are to be undertaken and those which are probited.
These directions have been given with emphasis and certainty. These are dealing with those
which are desirable and which are to be abhorred. These Agamas are associated with four
sections in which such directions are set forth. These are the unfailing means for the attainment
of worldly enjoyments as well as the final liberation. Only these Agamas have been briefly
revealed to the competent persons in this world by the Devas, excellent Sages and others
after receiving these from their Gurus. Owing to the spontaneous compassion towards all
the beings of the world, these Devas and the Sages instructed these Agamas briefly.
एषामध्ययनं कार्यं शिवविप्रैर्गुरुकमात्।
अध्यापनं च कर्तव्यं न कार्यं इतरैनरैः॥ ११०

शिवसिद्धान्त तन्त्रेण प्रारब्धं कर्षणादिकम्।
न कुर्यादन्यशास्त्रेण कुर्याच्चेत् तन्त्रसंकरः॥ १११
तन्त्रसंकरदोषेण राजा राष्ट्रं च नश्यति।
eṣāmadhyayanaṁ kāryaṁ śivaviprairgurukramāt|
adhyāpanaṁ ca kartavyaṁ na kāryaṁ itarairnaraiḥ|| 110
śivasiddhānta tantreṇa prārabdhaṁ karṣaṇādikam|
na kuryādanyaśāstreṇa kuryāccet tantrasaṁkaraḥ|| 111
tantrasaṁkaradoṣeṇa rājā rāṣṭraṁ ca naśyati|
These Agamas are to be studied systematically by the Siva-vipras(Adisaivas) adhering to the
traditional system pertaining to the lineage of Guru. These Agamas are to be taught only by
the Siva-vipras. Such teaching of the Agamas should not be done by other persons. Once the
activities such as ploughing the land and the others are undertaken accoding to the Siddhanta
Agamas, they are not to be done in cosulatation with other scriptures during the course of such
activities. Such consultation with other scriptures would result in the defect of unsystematic
and confusing blend of the scriptures. Because of the occurrence of such severe defect, the
ruler and the ruled get ruined.
गारुडं भूततन्त्रं च भैरवं वामतन्त्रकम्॥ ११२
कापालं पाञ्चरात्रं च लाकुलं कुलशास्त्रकम्।
तन्त्रं पाशुपतं चान्यत् पुराणं धर्मशास्त्रकम्॥ ११३
इतिहासं षडङ्गं च ऋग्यजुस्साम संज्ञकम्।
अथर्वणं तथा बौद्धं आर्हतं मतमेव च॥ ११४
ऊर्ध्वस्रोतोऽक्षपाच्छास्त्रादपरं तदनुक्रमात्।
gāruḍaṁ bhūtatantraṁ ca bhairavaṁ vāmatantrakam|| 112
kāpālaṁ pāñcarātraṁ ca lākulaṁ kulaśāstrakam|
tantraṁ pāśupataṁ cānyat purāṇaṁ dharmaśāstrakam|| 113
itihāsaṁ ṣaḍaṅgaṁ ca ṛgyajussāma saṁjñakam|
atharvaṇaṁ tathā bauddhaṁ ārhataṁ matameva ca|| 114
ūrdhvasroto'kṣapācchāstrādaparaṁ tadanukramāt|

Gauda tantra, Bhuta tantra, Bhairava, Vama tantra, Kapala scriptures, Pancaratra scriptures,
Lakula scriptures, scriptures of Kula tradition, Pasupata tantras, Puranas, Dharma Sastras,
Itihasas, Six-limbs of the Vedas, Rg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharvana Veda, scriptures
belonging to the system of Bauddha and Arhata – all these come under the ‘not-superior’
category (apara) in view of the Agamas which are known as the Urdhva Srota (Scriptures which
issued forth from the upper face) and whose authenticity could not be diminished.
कामिकादि शिवज्ञानं मूर्धा भगवतस्सदा॥ ११५
इतराणि महेशस्य हृत्कण्ठाद्यङ्गकानि वै।
पूर्वपक्षतया तानि कथितानीह शम्भुना॥ ११६
हेयोपादेय वस्तूनां निर्णये परमार्थतः।
तत्सर्वं अधरीकृत्य शैवसिद्धान्त ईरितः॥ ११७
kāmikādi śivajñānaṁ mūrdhā bhagavatassadā|| 115
itarāṇi maheśasya hṛtkaṇṭhādyangakāni vai|
pūrvapakṣatayā tāni kathitānīha śambhunā|| 116
heyopādeya vastūnāṁ nirṇaye paramārthataḥ|
tatsarvaṁ adharīkṛtya śaivasiddhānta īritaḥ|| 117
The Kamika and other Mula Agamas, which are collectively called Sivajnana Sastras, are
always considered as representing the head portion of the form of Lord Siva. All other Scriptures
represent the heart, neck and other parts of that form. Other Scriptures have been revealed by
Lord Sambhu so as to constitute the prior and unsettled prima-facie part to suit the varied levels
of the human beings. But, the Saiva Siddhanta Sastras (Agamas) have been revealed by Him
so as to constitute the final and well-ascertained conclusive part, after setting aside all other
scriptures which fail in ascertaining exactly the principles which are to be accepted and the
principles which are to be discarded.
सिद्धान्त शास्त्रनिष्ठैश्च शिवविप्रैर्यथाक्रमम्।
शास्त्रान्तरैस्तु संस्थाप्य लिङ्गं तदुभयार्थकम्॥ ११८
पूजनीयं नृपग्राम यजमानाभिवृद्धये।

siddhānta śāstraniṣṭhaiśca śivaviprairyathākramam|
śāstrāntaraistu saṁsthāpya liṅgaṁ tadubhayārthakam|| 118
pūjanīyaṁ nṛpagrāma yajamānābhivṛddhaye|
The image of any Deity can be installed and sanctified by the Adisaivas who are well-rooted in
the knowledge of the Agamas even according to the other scriptures. Such image should be
worshipped by them duly for the attainment of earthly prosperity and heavenly happiness and
for the prosperity of the ruler, the village and the sponsor.
शैवस्सर्वाधिकारी स्यात्स्वकीये च परत्र च॥ ११९
शैवास्सर्वेषु कुर्वन्ति ये गृहस्था द्विजोत्तमाः।
यामले मातृतन्त्रे च कापाले पाञ्चरात्रके॥ १२०
बौद्धे चार्हमते चैव लाकुले वैदिकेऽपि च।
अन्येष्वाप च मार्गेषु तत्तच्छास्त्रैः स्वशास्त्रतः॥ १२१
शैवाः कुर्वन्ति दीक्षाद्यं तल्लिङ्गस्थापनादिकम्।
śaivassarvādhikārī syātsvakīye ca paratra ca|| 119
śaivāssarveṣu kurvanti ye gṛhasthā dvijottamāḥ|
yāmale mātṛtantre ca kāpāle pāñcarātrake|| 120
bauddhe cārhamate caiva lākule vaidike'pi ca|
anyeṣvapi ca mārgeṣu tattacchāstraiḥ svaśāstrataḥ|| 121
śaivāḥ kurvanti dīkṣādyaṁ talliṅgasthāpanādikam|
For performing the personalised worship(atmartha puja) and the temple worship(parartha puja),
Adisaiva is the higly qualified and authentic person. O, the foremost twice-born Sages!, the
Adisaivas are house-holders and normally they do the worship-related ritulas everywhere. They
have the competency to perform the rituals concerned with Yamala, Matru tantra, Kapala,
Pancaratraka, Bauddha, Arhata, Lakula, Vaidika and other systems according to the scriptures
belonging to each system and according to their own Agamic Scriptures. They perform
diksha and other rituals as applicable to all these systems and do the installation of the image
pertaining to each of these systems(based on the knowledge of the scriptures of other systems
and the knowledge of their own Agmas).

मुख्यत्वादिह शैवस्य मुखमाहात्म्यतोऽपि च॥ १२२
अधिकारोऽस्ति सर्वत्र नान्येषां शिवदर्शने।
तस्मात्परार्थं आत्मार्थं स्थापनं यजनं तथा॥ १२३
शिवविप्रेण कर्तव्यं अन्येषां स्वार्थमेव हि।
परार्थमपि कुर्याच्चेल्लोपेन नृपतेस्तथा॥ १२४
तद्राष्ट्रस्य च नाशः स्यादचिरेण न संशयः॥ १२५
mukhyatvādiha śaivasya mukhamāhātmyato'pi ca|| 122
adhikāro'sti sarvatra nānyeṣāṁ śivadarśane|
tasmātparārthaṁ ātmārtaṁ sthāpanaṁ yajanaṁ tathā|| 123
śivavipreṇa kartavyaṁ anyeṣāṁ svārthameva hi|
parārthamapi kuryāccellopena nṛpatestathā|| 124
tadrāṣṭrasya ca nāśaḥ syādacireṇa na saṁśayaḥ|| 125
Because of the importance of the Saiva Agamas and because of their greatness of representing
the face of Siva`s form, the competency and authority always lies with the Adisaivas for the
systematic study of these Saiva Scriptures. There is no such authority for others in the study of
these Agamas. Therefore, the temple worship, personalised worship, installation, worship of
other Deities – all these should be done by the Adisaivas only. For others, only personalised
worship(atmartha puja) is recommended. Transgressing this rule, if parartha puja(temple
worship) also is performed by others, then, as the result of such violation, the ruler and
the country would perish within a short span of time. There is no doubt about this.
॥ इति कामिकाख्ये महातन्त्रे क्रियापादे तन्त्रावतार पटलः प्रथमः ॥
|| iti kāmikākhye mahātantre kriyāpāde tantrāvatāra paṭalaḥ prathamaḥ||
This is the first chapter titled “ Transmission of the Agamas” in the Great Tantra called Kamika

२ मन्त्रोद्धार पटलः
2 mantroddhāra paṭalaḥ
2 Formulation of the Significant Mantras
अथ संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये मन्त्राणां उद्धृतिं क्रमात्।
मन्त्रं विना क्रिया नास्ति कर्षणाद्यर्चनान्तकम्॥ १
atha saṁkṣepato vakṣye mantrāṇāṁ uddhṛtiṁ kramāt|
mantraṁ vinā kriyā nāsti karṣaṇādyarcanāntakam|| 1
Then I will tell you brifly about the systematic formation of the mantras , in due order. In the
whole series of events from ploughing of the land to the regular worship, not even a single
activity is carried out without mantra.
मननं सर्ववेदित्वं त्राणं संसार्यनुग्रहः।
मननत्राण धर्मित्वान् मन्त्र इत्यभिधीयते॥ २
mananaṁ sarvaveditvaṁ trāṇaṁ saṁsāryanugrahaḥ|
mananatrāṇa dharmitvān mantra ityabhidhīyate|| 2
The term ‘manana’ denotes attainment of the capacity of knowing all. The term ‘trana’ denotes
the bestowal of grace on those, enmeshed in the wordly life. Since it possesses the power of
yielding manana and trana, it is called “mantra”.
मन्त्रो द्विरूपो विज्ञेयो वाच्य वाचक भेदतः।
वाग्रूपो वाचकः प्रोक्तो वाच्यस्त्वर्थात्मकः स्मृतः॥ ३
वाच्य वाचकयोश्चैव तादात्म्यं क्वचिदिष्यते।

mantro dvirūpo vijñeyo vācya vācaka bhedataḥ|
vāgrūpo vācakaḥ prokto vācyastvarthātmakaḥ smṛtaḥ|| 3
vācya vācakayoścaiva tādātmyaṁ kvacidiṣyate|
It is to be known that the mantra consists of two different forms – vacya and vacaka. The form
of the word is known as vacaka. The form of the deep content(meaning) of that word is known
as vacya. In any mantra, the inseparable identity of this vacka and vacya is very much expected.
नादो मन्त्र इति प्रोक्तः स नादो जायते परात्॥ ४
नादाद्विन्दु समुद्भूतो बिन्दोराद्यस्स्वरो भवेत्।
तस्मात्स्वरद्वयं द्वौ द्वौ तेषां भेदस्त्रयोदश॥ ५
nādo mantra iti proktaḥ sa nādo jāyate parāt|| 4
nādādbindu samudbhūto bindorādyassvaro bhavet|
tasmātsvaradvayaṁ dvau dvau teṣāṁ bhedastrayodaśa|| 5
Basically, nada is called mantra and that nada arises from paranada(the most subtle sound).
Bindu arises from the nada and from the bindu manifests the first ‘svara’ letter(vowel) ‘A’.
From the letter ‘A’, all other vowels arise in terms of two. On the whloe there arise thirteen
different letters.
स्वराः षोडश जीवाख्याः कादयो देहवन्मताः।
संख्यया ते चतुस्त्रिंशत् त एव व्यञ्जनानि तु॥ ६
प्राणोपाधि भेदेन व्याप्तं तैरेव सर्वतः।
तैरेव रचितं शास्त्रं परापर विभेदितम्॥ ७
नव खण्डं तु नादाख्यं पञ्चाशद्वर्ण भेदितम्।
विकारभूत भूताख्य वेद वेदेन्दु संख्यया॥ ८
खण्डानां निर्णयो वर्णैः एवमेव नवात्मकः।
svarāḥ ṣoḍaśa jīvākhyāḥ kādayo dehavanmatāḥ|
saṁkhyayā te catustriṁśat ta eva vyañjanāni tu|| 6
prāṇopādhi bhedena vyāptaṁ taireva sarvataḥ|
taireva racitaṁ śāstraṁ parāpara vibheditam|| 7