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

tithyams'e vasubhissapta das'a'ms'e tu nava'ms'akah /
vista'ra'rdha prama'n.am tu garbha vista'ra is"yate // 71
ekadvitritala'na'm sya'd garbhagehe prama'n.akam /
The dimension for the inner chamber of the single storeyed, two storeyed and three
storeyed buildings should be one part out of 3 parts, 5 parts out of 7 parts, 4 parts
out of 7 parts, 5 parts out of 9 parts, 6 parts out of 11 parts, 7 parts out of 13 parts,
8 parts out of 15 parts and 9 parts out of 17 parts. The width of the inner chamber
may be half the width of the main building. This is also desirable.
प्रासादस्य नवाष्टांशः दशांशः कूटविस्तरः ।। ७२
शालाव्यासो मतो द्वित्रिगुणायाम समन्वितः ।
पञ्जरश्चार्धभागोवा त्रिपादो वाथ भागिकः ।। ७३
अलिन्दान्धारिकान्धारहारा भागेन कल्पिताः ।
भागार्धद्वित्रिभागं वा पञ्चत्रिंशं अथापि वा ।। ७४
अलिन्दं कल्पयेच्छेषं गृहविन्यासके मतम् ।
pra'sa'dasya nava's"t'a'ms'ah das'a'ms'ah ku't'vistarah // 72
s'a'la'vya'so mato dvitri gun.a'yama samanvitah /
pan"jaras'ca'rdha bha'go va' tripa'do va'tha bha'gikah // 73
alinda'ndha'rika'ndha'ra ha'ra' bha'gena kalpita'h /
bha'ga'rdha dvitribha'gam va' pan"ca trims'am atha'pi va' // 74
alindam kalpayecches"am gr'havinya'sake matam /
The width of the compartment should occupy 8 parts, 9 parts or 10 parts of the width
of the edifice. The length of the side hall should be twice its width. The width of the
loggia should cover half or three fourth of the parts occupied by the hall. The gallery,
rows of aisles and the outside wall of the aisles should cover one part. The inner passage
should cover half of the width, 2 or 3 parts of the width or 35 relative units of the width.
The left out area is considered for the allocation of other parts of the edifice.

महतां च विमानानां रचनात्र विधीयते ।। ७५
नवभागत्रिभागो वा व्यासनालीगृहान्वितः ।
बहिरान्धारिकान्धार हारभागेन विस्तृतः ।। ७६
हारप्रमाणं बाह्ये तु रचनार्थं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
भित्यन्तस्थं प्रमाणं स्याद्भित्तिबाह्ये त्वबाह्यतः ।। ७७
रचनाक्षेत्रमानं तु हित्वा मानं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
एवमन्तस्थ विन्यासो बाह्यविन्यास उच्यते ।। ७८
mahata'm ca vima'na'na'm racana'tra vidhi'yate || 75
navabha'go tribha'go va vya'sana'li' gr'ha'nvitah |
bahira'ndharika'ndha'ra ha'rabha'gena vistr'tah || 76
ha'raprama'n.am ba'hye tu racana'rtham prakalpayet |
bhityantastham prama'n.am sya'd bhitti ba'hye tvaba'hyatah || 77
racana' ks"etrama'nam tu hitva' ma'nam prakalpayet |
evam antastha vinya'so ba'hyavinya'sa ucyate || 78
Directions for the construction of large sized super structure are now told. Its inner
chamber should be with a width covering 9 parts or 3 parts. The outside wall of the
aisles and the row of aisles should cover a width of one part. An area outside the wall
should be allocated for the construction of portico and others. This area should be
with the width equal to the rows of aisles. The measure between the inner side of the
walls is the exact measure to be considered. The measure between the outsisde of the
walls is to be applied for the outer structures. Leaving out the exact measure of the
whole ground taken for construction, the sthapati should calculate suitable dimensions
for the sake of actual building.
सप्तविंशति भागे तु प्रासादस्य तु विस्तरे ।
एकैकभाग वेशात्तु कूटशालादिकं नयेत् ।। ७९
saptavims'ati bha'ge tu pra'sa'dasya tu vistare |
ekaikabha'ga ves'a'ttu ku't'as'a'la'dikam nayet || 79

If the width of the edifice is divided into 27 parts, the entrance, compartment, side halls
and others should cover one part each.
आदौ भागद्वयेनाथ कूटमेकेन वा भवेत्।
तलमेकं भवेद्ग्रासं खण्डहर्म्यं त्रिभूमिके ।। ८०
a'dau bha'gadvayena'tha ku't'am ekena va' bhavet /
talam ekam bhavedgra'sam kahn.d'aharmyam tribhu'mike // 80
Hall in the front portion should cover 2 parts and the inner compartment should cover
one part. This order is to be applied for the single storeyed building, In the three
storeyed building, there should be a sectional tower.
अथवान्य प्रकारेण चान्तर्विन्यास उच्यते।
सप्तविंशति भागे तु प्रासादस्याय उच्यते ।। ८१
त्रिभागेन भवेद्गर्भं समन्ताद्भित्तिरिष्यते।
पञ्चालिन्दं सषड्कुड्यं बहिरान्धारिकावृतम् ।। ८२
त्रिनवांशं इदं जाति विमानं द्वादश क्षमकम्।
athava'nya praka'ren.a ca'ntarvinya'sa ucyate /
saptavims'ati bha'ge tu pra'sa'dasya'ya ucyate // 81
tribha'gena bhvedgarbham samanta'dbhittiris"yate /
pan"ca'lindam sas"ad'kud'yam bahira'ndharika'vr'tam // 82
trinava'ms'am idam ja'ti vima'nam dva'das'a ks"makam /
Or, the inner dimensions could be determined in a different way. This is told now. The
length of the main building should be divided into 27 parts. The inner chamber
should occupy 3 parts. The enclosing wall should be built around the inner chamber
so as to cover one part. There should be 5 aisles associated with 6 walls. These should
be enclosed by the outside walls of the aisles. This type of building belongs to the
jati style set in 27 parts of the length. This should be with 12 storeys.

एतन्मणिमये लिङ्गे बाणादौ वा प्रकल्पयेत् ।। ८३
दशादिपञ्चहस्त्यर्थं यदा प्रासाद इष्यते ।
पञ्चाशत्कर पर्यन्तं नवलिङ्गेष्वनुक्रमात् ।। ८४
etanman.imaye lin'ge ba'n.a'dau va' prakalpayet // 83
das'a'dipan"cahastyartham yada' pra'sa'da is"yate /
pan"ca's'atkara paryantam navalin'ges"vanukrama't // 84
Such scheme of dimension could be applied to the lingas designed with gems and to
the bana linga and others. When the width of the temple is held to be 10 hastas to 5
hastas, many lingas could be instlled in due order along the width. The dimension of
the width could be up to 50 hastas for the installation of newly designed lingas in the
prescribed order.
तदायामाय विस्तारे हस्तराशौ कराहते ।
लिङ्गवत्पीठमन्येन सैकेन त्रयमन्तरम् ।। ८५
द्व्यधिकेन बहिर्भित्तिश्शेषं प्राग्वत्प्रकीर्तितम् ।
tada'ya'ma'ya vista're hastara's'au kara'hate /
lin'gavat pi't'ham anyena saikena trayamantaram // 85
dvayadhikena bahir bhittis' s'es"am pra'gvat praki'rtitam /
The total number of hastas available for the length and the width should be divided by
8 and the remainder should be taken as the basic unit to determine the dimension of
the pedestal as done for the linga. Altternately, the dimension may be taken to be
3 hastas. The outer wall should cover 5 hastas. All other structures should be provided
as explained earlier.
लिङ्गे शिलासु च कोष्ठे भित्ति पञ्चांश वर्जिताः ।। ८६
किञ्चिन्मूलमलिन्दं वा शेषं कुड्येषु योजयेत् ।
तलस्तम्भोत्तरास्सर्व सामान्याः परिकीर्तिताः ।। ८७

lin’ge s’ila’su ca krodhe bhitti pan”a’ms’a varjita’h// 86
kin”cinmu’lam alindam va’ s’es”am kud’yes”u yojayet/
talastambhottara’ssarva sa’ma’nya’h pariki’rtita’h// 87
Having left out 5 parts from the center of the linga, the location for the enclosing wall
should be fixed, when the linga and brahma sila are with the dimension of one hasta.
The inner corridor may be approximately with the dimension of the basic unit. The
dimensions of the left out space should be added to the walls. The pillars of the shrine,
lintel and all such members should be in common style.
प्राग्वंशैरन्यवंशैश्च नालिकेर दलादिभिः ।
आच्छादिता प्रपा नाम प्रस्तरं चात्र मण्टपः ॥ ८८
pra’gvams’airanya vams’ais’ca na’likera dala’dibhih/
a’ccha’dita’ prapa’ na’ma prastaram ca’tra man.t’apah// 88
The structure whose roof is designed with east facing beams and other varieties of
beams and covered with leaves of coconut trees and others is called prapa. It should
be provided with suitable entablature and pavilion.
प्रभूत शिखरोपेतं हर्म्यं नाम्ना प्रकीर्तितम् ।
अनेकभूमि युक्ता तु मालाकारा तु मालिका ॥ ८९
prabhu’tas’ikharopetam harmyam na’mna’ praki’rtitam/
anekabhu’mi yukta’ tu ma’la’ka’ra’ tu ma’lika’// 89
The structure associated with a special finial known as prabhuta is declared to be harmya.
The assemblage of buildings associated with many storeys and arrayed so as to look like
a flower garland is called malika.
वंशादि वंश सहिता शिखरस्थूपिकान्विता ।
नासिकामुख्य पट्यंशा शालेति परिकीर्तिता ॥ ९०

*vams'a'di vams'a sahita' s'ikharasthu'pika'nvita'।
na'sika' mukhya pat'yams'a' s'a'leti pariki'rtita'h॥ 90
The specific structure associated with lateral beams and cross beams , with finial
and dome and with facades and pediments is called sala.
षड्वर्ग सहितं यत्तु गर्भगेह समन्वितम्।
अन्धार्यान्धारि हारोक्त खण्डहर्म्य विशेषितम्।। ९१
कूटशालान्वितं यत्तु पञ्जरैश्च समन्वितम्।
हस्तिपृष्ठयुतं चेन्द्रशालाभिश्च समन्वितम्।। ९२
तिलकक्षुद्र नास्योक्त तोरणैश्च समन्वितम्।
ब्रह्मद्वार पताकाद्यैरङ्गैर्युक्तं विमानकम्।। ९३
*s"ad'varga sahitam yattu garbhageha samanvitam।
andha'rya'ndha'ri ha'rokta khan.d'aharmya vis'es"itam॥ 91
ku't's'a'la'nvtam yattu pan"jarais'ca samanvitam।
hastipr's"t'hayutam cendra s'a'la'bhis'ca samanvitam॥ 92
tilakaks"udra na'syokta toran.ais'ca samanvitam।
brahmadva'ra pata'ka'dyai ran'gairyuktam vima'nakam॥ 93
The six component parts- basement, column, entablature,wings(karna), finial and dome-
inner chamber, aisles, outside walls of the aisles ,aisle-bands, sectional tower,
compartments, halls, loggias, structure designed in the form of the hind part of the
elephant(hasti prushta), indra sala, ornamental structure known as tilaka, vestibules,
arches, large-sized door, other component parts such as pataka and others – a building
associated with all these members is called vimanaka.
मण्टपे मण्टपं यत्तु रङ्गमित्यभिधीयते।
मूलकूट समायुक्ता बालकूट समन्विता।। ८४
कचगृह समायुक्ता सभेति परिकीर्तिता।
*man.t'ape man.t'apam yattu rangam ityabhidhi'yate।
mu'laku't'sama'yukta' ba'laku't'a samanvita'॥ 94

kacagr’ha sama’yukta’ sabheti pariki’rtita’।
The specific pavilion enclosing within it another small pavilion is called ranga. The
structure associated with mula kuta, bala kuta and hall embellished with ornamental
designs is called sabha.
विविधं वस्तुमुख्यं स्याद्गौणमन्यत्प्रकीर्तितम् ।। ९५
यथोक्तं मुख्यमेवं स्यात्तदभावे तु गौणकम् ।। ९६
vividham vastu mukhyam syad gaun.am anyat praki’rtitam // 95
yathoktam mukhyam evam sya’t tadabha’ve tu gaun.akam // 96
The buildings are of different styles. There are two kinds of styles – principal
(mukhya) and the secondary(gauna). The details given above belong to the mukhya
style. In a circumstance where there is no possibility for mukhya, the gauna style
should be adopted.
। इति कामिकाख्ये महातन्त्रे भूमिलम्बविधिः पञ्चाशत्तमः पटलः ।
। iti ka’mika’khye maha’tantre bhu’milambavidhih pan’ca’s’attamah pat’alah ।
This is the 50th chapter titled “Dimensions of the Height for Storeyed Buildings” in
the Great Tantra called Kamika

५१ आद्येष्टका विधिः
51 A'DYES"T'AKA' VIDHIH
51 Directions for Placing the First Bricks
आद्यष्टका विधानं तु वक्ष्ये हर्म्यादिके क्रमात् ।
ऐन्द्रे वा चोत्तरे चैशे कूटं वा मण्टपं प्रपा ।। १
भूतादि विश्वहस्तान्तं वितानाद्यैरलङ्कृतम् ।
दर्भमाला समायुक्तं दिग्गजैश्च समन्वितम् ।। २
a'dyes"t'aka'vidha'nam tu vaks"ye harmya'dikam krama't |
aindre va' cottare des'e ku't'am va' man.t'apam prapa' || 1
bhu'ta'di vis'va hasta'ntam vima'na'dyair alan'kr'tam |
darbhama'la' sama'yuktam digajais'ca samanvitam || 2
Next, in an orderly sequence, I will explain the process of placing the bricks for the first time
inside the foundation pit. This process should be adopted for the houses, temples and others.
In the north or in the north-east of the proposed costruction, a hall, a pavilion or a thatched
shed should be built. Its width may be from 5 hastas to 13 hastas. It should be decorated with
canopy and other associated things. It should be furnished with darbha bunches and images
of the directional elephants.
तन्मध्ये वेदिकां कुर्यात् तत्ति्रभागैक भागतः ।
एकहस्तं द्विहस्तं वा मुष्टिमात्र समन्वितम् ।। ३
कुण्डानि कारयेद्दिक्षु विदिक्ष्वष्टौ प्रधानकम् ।
पञ्चवाचैककुण्डं वा वृत्तं वा चतुरश्रकम् ।। ४
tanmadhye vedika'm kurya't tattribhagaika bha'gatah |
eka hastam dvihastam va' mus"t'ima'tra samanvitam || 3

kun.d'a'ni ka'rayeddiks"u vidhiks"vas"t'au pradha'nakam |
pan"ca vacaika kun.d'am va' vr'ttam va' caturas'rakam || 4
At the center of the paviloion, an altar(vedika) should be provided so as to occupy one part
out of three parts of the pavilion. Fire-pits should be designed around the altar, their measure
being one hasta, 2 hastas or a measure equal to the clenching of the fist. Four fire-pits in the
main directions and four fire-pits in the intermediary directions are to be designed. There
should be one primal fire-pit(pradhana kunda). If not nine, there may be 5 fire-pits or one
fire-pit in the form of circle or square.
विसृज्य शिल्पिनं पश्चाद्गोमयेन तु लेपयेत्।
पञ्चगव्येन संप्रोक्ष्य हृदयेनानुमन्त्रतः।। ५
visr'jya s'ilpinam pas'ca'd gomayena tu lepayet |
pan"cagavyena samproks"ya hr'dayena'numantratah || 5
Having disposed the sthapati with due honors, the Acharya should purify the interior ground
of the pavilion by besmearing the whole area with cow-dung. Then he should sprinkle the
panca-gavya(five substances got from the cow, mixed in due order and in due propotions)
over the ground with the accompaniment of hrudaya mantra and the related mantras.
त्र्यङ्गुलं तु समारभ्य चैकैकाङ्गुल वर्धनात्।
अष्टत्रिंशाङ्गुलान्तास्तु चेष्टका विस्तरा मता।। ६
एकादिद्वादशान्तानां तलानां स्यात्त्रयं त्रयम्।
अथवा विस्तरास्तासं पादव्यासं महालये।। ७
tryan'gulam tu sama'rabhya caika'n'gula vardhana't |
as"t'atrims'a'n'gula'nta'stu ves"t'aka vistara' mata' || 6
eka'di dva'das'a'nta'na'm tala'na'm sya'ttrayam trayam |
athava' vistara'sta'sam pa'davya'sam maha'laye || 7

The width of the bricks to be placed should be from 3 angulas to 38 angulas, increasing the
width by one angula at each step according to the nature of the proposed building. For the
buildings, from the single storeyed to 12 storeyed, the increment should be by 3 angulas
each time. Or , in the case of big temple, the width of the brick may be equal to the width of
the pillar(of the ground floor).
सपादार्धत्रिपादा वा द्विगुणा वा सपादकाः।
इष्टकाया इह प्रोक्तं विस्तारार्धं त्रिपादकम् ।। ८
पादं वा पञ्चभागे तु त्रिद्व्यंशं वा घनं भवेत्।
sapa'da'rdha tripa'da' va' dviguna' va' sapa'daka'h।
is"t'ka'ya' iha proktam vista'ra'rdham tripa'dakam॥ 8
pa'dam va' pan"cabha'ge tu tridvyams'am va' ghanam bhavet।
The length of the bricks should be one and one fourth, one and half, one and three fourth,
twice, or two and one fourth of their width. The thickness of the brick should be half, three-fourth,
one fourth or three parts out of five parts of the width.
आचार्य आदिशैवस्तु शिवदीक्षा समन्वितः।। ९
सुस्नातस्तु सुचिर्भूत्वा सकलीकृत विग्रहः।
सुशुक्लवस्त्रस्सोष्णीषस्सोत्तरीयस्सुभूषितः।। १०
पञ्चाङ्गभूषणोपेतस्सशिष्य परिचारकः।
a'ca'rya a'dis'aivastu s'ivadi'ks"a'samanvitah॥ 9
susna'tastu sucirbhu'tva' sakali'kr'ta vigrahah।
sus'uklavastras sos"n.i's"as sottariyas subhu's"itah॥ 10
pan"a'n'gabhu's"an.opetas sas'is"ya parica'rakah।
The Acharya who hails from the Adisaiva lineage and who has been initiated into the foremost
kind of sivadiksha(acharya abhisheka) should take bath involving mantras and mudras and
purify himself. He should maintain total identity with the form of Siva by doing the prescribed
nyasas. Being clad in pure white cloth, he should wear turban, upper garment and ornaments.
He should adorn himself with five specific ornaments prescribed for five parts of his body.
Being accompanied by his disciples and sanctified attendants, he should come to the pavilion.

इष्टकाः पञ्चगव्यैश्च क्षालयेद्वर्मणा गुरुः ।। ११
हेमकौतुक सूत्रेण कार्पोसोत्थेन बन्धयेत्।
is"t'ka'h pan"cagavyais'ca ks"a'layed varman.a' guruh // 11
hemakautuka su'tren.a ka'rpasotthena bandhayet /
The Guru(Acharya) should purify the bricks to be placed first by sprinkling ‘pancagavya’
over them with the accompaniment of kavaca mantra. Then he should tie the thread made
of gold or cotton around the bricks.
स्थण्डिलं कारयेद्विद्वान् अष्टद्रोणैश्च शालिभिः ।। १२
तदर्धं तण्डुलोपेतं तण्डुलार्धतिलान्वितम् ।
तिलार्धं लाजसंयुक्तं दर्भैश्चैव समन्वितम् ।। १३
इदमुत्तमकल्पं स्यात्तदर्धं मध्यमिष्यते ।
तदर्धं अधमं ज्ञेयं सर्वत्रैव विनिर्मितम् ।। १४
लिखित्वाष्टदलं पद्मं कर्णिकाकेसरान्वितम् ।
स्थण्डिलं पञ्चगव्येन संप्रोक्ष्य हृदयेन तु ।। १५
sthan.d'ilam ka'rayed vidva'n as"t'adron.ais'ca s'a'libhih // 12
tadardham tan.d'ilopetam tan.d'ula'rdha tila'nvitam /
tila'rdham la'jasamyuktam darbhais'caiva samanvitam // 13
idam uttama kalpam sya'ttadardham madhyam is"yate /
tadardham adhamam jn"eyam sarvatraiva vinirmitam // 14
likhitva's"t'adalam padmam karn.ika' kesara'nvitam /
stan.d'ilam pan"cagavyena samproks"ya hr'dayena tu // 15
Next, he should design a sthandila( a flat altar, raised a little above the ground) with 8 dronas
of paddy grains, 4 dronas of unhusked rice, 2 dronas of sesamum seeds and 1 drona of parched
paddy grain as well as with darbha grass. This is for the superior kind of sthandila. Half of this
quantity mentioned in each grain is for the medium type of sthandila. And half of the quantity
prescribed for the medium is for the lower type of sthandila. Such quantity is to be maintained

for the sthandila under all circumstances. Then he should design an eight petalled lotus so as
to appear with pericarp and filaments and sprinkle pancagavya over the sthandila with the
accompaniment of hrudaya mantra.
स्वस्वदिक्स्थापनार्थं च लेखयेदिष्टकान्तरे।
पूर्वभागे त्वकारं तु याम्ये म्वाकारमेव च।। १६
इकारं पश्चिमे देशे त्वीकारं चोत्तरे न्यसेत्।
उकारमूर्ध्वभागे तु वस्त्रैराच्छाद्य पूजयेत्।। १७
svasvadikstha'pana'rtham ca lekhayedis"t'ka'ntare /
pu'rvabhage tvaka'ram tu ya'mye tva'karam eva ca // 16
ika'ram pas'cime des'e tvi'ka'ram cottare nyaset /
uka'ram u'rdva bha'ge tu vastraira'ccha'dya pu'jayet // 17
For placing the bricks in their appropriate directions, he should scribe the prescribed letter
on the edge of each brick. In the east brick, the letter a ; in the south, the letter a’; in the west,
the letter i ; in the north, the letter i’; on the upper brick, the letter u. Having written in this way,
he should cover the bricks with clothes and do the offerings.
ऋग्यजुस्सामाथर्वाणि शिवशास्त्रं यथाक्रमम्।
अधिदेवाः इह प्रोक्ताः पूर्वादीनां यथाक्रमम्।। १८
r'gyajussa'ma'tharva'n.i s'ivas'astram yatha'kramam /
adhideva'h iha proktah pu'rva'di'na'm yatha'kramam // 18
The Rg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda are the presiding deities for the east,
south, west and north respectively. The Agama is the presiding deity for the upper side.
तन्तुनावेष्टितान्कुम्भान् गन्धाम्बु परिपूरितान्।
पिधानान् सितवस्त्राढ्यान् हेमयुक्तान् सकूर्चकान्।। १९
पुष्पाम्रपल्लवोपेतन् इन्द्राद्यष्ट दिशासु वै।
लोकपालाधिपानष्ट शिवकुम्भ समायुतान्।। २०

इन्द्रेशनान्तराले तु संस्थाप्याभ्यर्चयेद्बुधः ।
ततो होमः प्रकर्तव्यस्त्वग्निकार्योक्तमार्गतः ।। २१
tantuna'ves"t'ita'n kumbha'n gandha'mbu paripu'rita'n /
pidha'na'n sitavastra'd'hya'n hemayukta'n saku'rcaka'n // 19
pus"pa'mra pallavopeta'n indra'dyas"t'a dis'a'su vai /
lokapa'la'dhipa'nas"ta s'ivakumbha sama'yuta'n // 20
indres'a'na'ntara'le tu samstha'pya'rcayed budhah /
tato homah prakartavyas tvagnika'ryokta ma'rgatah // 21
The Acharya should place in an orderly way 8 pots or round vessels(kumbhas) which should
have been wound with three-strand thread and well filled up with water scented with prescribed
ingredients such as cardamom,cloves,camphor and others. They should be with lid, their neck
part being wrapped with white cloth. He should place gold coin along with a buch of darbha-
grass having a knot at its tip(kurca) inside the pots which are to be further furnished with
flowers and mango leaves. These 8 pots are to be placed in eight directions starting from east
and ending with north-east for which Indra and others are the guarding deities. Added to these
8 pots , there should be one more pot known as ‘siva kumbha’ which is to be placed in between
the north and north-east. Then the learned Acharya should worship them with flowers and other
paraphernalia. Consequently, fire ritual and oblations are to be done systematically as explained
earlier under the context of placing the foundation deposit.
पलाशोदुम्बराश्वत्थन्यग्रोधाः प्राग्दिगादितः ।
वह्न्यपामार्गखदिर वटास्त्वग्न्यादि कोणतः ।। २२
प्रधानस्य पलाशस्यत्समिदाज्य चरूं तिलम् ।
तण्डुलेन समायुक्तं मूलब्रह्माङ्ग संयुतम् ।। २३
प्रत्येकं होमयेद्धीमान् मध्ये दिक्षु विदिक्ष्वपि ।
सहस्रं वा तदर्धं वा शतं तस्यार्धमेव वा ।। २४
pala's'odumbara's'vattha nyagrodha'h pra'gdiga'ditah /
vahnyapa'ma'rga khadira vat'astvagnya'di kon.atah // 22
pradha'nasya pala's'assya't samida'jya carum tilam /
tan.d'ulena sama'yuktam mu'labrahma'n'ga samyutam // 23

pratyekam homayed dhi’ma’n madhye diks”u vidiks”vapi /
sahasram va’ tadardham va’ s’atam tasya’rdham eva va’ // 24
The faggots got from palasa, udumbara, asvattha and nyagrodha trees are to be offered in the
fire-pits designed in the east, south, west and north respectively. And the faggots got from
vahni, apamarga, faggots from khadira and vata trees are to be offered in the fire-pits
designed in the south-east, south-west, north-west and north-east respectively. For the principal
fire-pit, palasa is the recommended faggot. With the accompaniment of mula mantra, brahma
mantras and anga mantras, the Acharya should offer the faggots, clarified butter, sesamum seeds
and unhusked rice into the fire-pits in the main and intermediary directions and into the principal
fire-pit. The number of oblations may be 1000, 500, 100 or 50.
विन्यसेन्मूर्तिपान् तत्त्वतत्त्वेश्वर समन्वितान् ।
तेषां होमं विधातव्यं पूर्णाहुतिं अथाचरेत् ।। २५
vinyasen mu’rtipa’n tattva tattves’vara samanvita’n /
tes”a’m homam vidha’tavyam pu’rn.a’hutim atha’caret // 25
Then he should invoke the eight deities, who are the eight forms of Siva along with tattvas
and tattvesvaras and for the sake of them, he should offer the oblations in the fire-pits. Then
he should offer the culminating oblation(purna ahuti).
प्रभाते विधिना स्नात्वा देशिको मूर्तिपैस्सह ।
संपूज्य चेष्टकान्कुम्भान्पूर्णाहुतिं अथाचरेत् ।। २६
pabha’te vidhina’ sna’tva’ des’iko mu’rtipaissaha /
sampu’jya ces”t’ka’n kumbha’n pu’rn.a’hutim atha’caret // 26
In the next morning, the Acharya, having completed the usual ceremonial bath, should come
to the pavilion along with the assisting priests(murtipas) and worship the bricks and kumbhas.
Then he should offer the culminating oblation.
प्रायश्चित्तं ततो हुत्वा पुनः पूर्णाहुतिं चरेत् ।
गर्भविन्यासमार्गोक्तस्थाने तान् विन्यसेत्क्रमात् ।। २७

pra'yas'cittam tato hutva' punah pu'rn.a'hutim caret/
garbhavinya'sa ma'rgokta stha'ne ta'n vinyaset krama't// 27
To nullify any defects that could have occurred, he should offer oblations for expiation and
again he should offer the culminating oblation. Then he should place the first bricks in the
places mentioned earlier under the context of foundation deposit.
हृदयं चैव शिखा चैव कवचं च शिरस्तथा।
मूलं चैव क्रमेणैव पठन्नेतांश्च विन्यसेत् ।। २८
hr'dauam caiva s'ikha' caiva kavacam ca s'iras tatha'/
mu'lam caiva kramen.aiva pat'henneta'ms'ca vinyaset// 28
Repeating the mantras known as hrudaya, sikha, kavaca, siras and mula, he should place
these bricks in due order.
अग्रमग्रं तथैशान्यां पृष्ठं पृष्ठं च नैर्ऋते।
पृष्ठाग्रे त्वनले वायौ ज्ञात्वा कर्म समाचरेत् ।। २९
agram agram tathais'a'nyam pr's"t'ham pr's"t'ham ca nairr'te/
pr's"t'ha'gre tvanale va'yau jn"a'tva' karma sama'caret// 29
He should place the bricks in such a way that the tips of two bricks meet at the north-east and
the bases of two bricks meet at the south-west; and the tip and the base of two bricks meet at
the south-east and the north-west. Having known this specific order of placing the bricks, he
should keep the bricks well arrayed.
मानुषे प्रागुदग्दीर्घा दिव्ये प्राक् प्रत्यगायता।
इष्टका प्रागवागेका प्रक्षेप्यादौ क्रमेण तु।। ३०
ma'nus"e pra'gudag di'rgha' divye pratyaga'yata'/
is"t'ka' pra'gava'geka' praks"ipya'dau kramen.a tu// 30

In the ma'nusha pada, the tips of the two bricks should face east and north. In the daivika pada,
the tips of the two bricks should face east and west. The fifth brick to be placed in the middle
should have its tip in east and base in west. In this way, the first bricks are to be placed in due
order.
नन्द्यावर्ताकृति स्थाप्यमिष्टकानां चतुष्टयम्।
पञ्चमीत्वीशवदना शैवी प्राग्वदना सुरे।। ३१
कौबेरवदनं नृणां एवं ज्ञात्वा तु विन्यसेत्।
nandya'varta'kr'ti stha'pyam is"t'ka'na'm catus"t'ayam।
pan"cami'tvi's'a vadana' s'aivi' pra'gvadana' sure।। 31
kaubera vadanan nr"n.a'm evam jn"a'tva' tu vinyaset।
The four bricks are to be placed to look like the petals of nandyavarta flower. In the case of
Siva temple, the fifth brick represents Isana face. In the temples of all other gods, the fifth
brick represents Tatpurusha face. In the buildings meant for the humans, the fifth brick
denotes Vamadeva face. Having known the significance of the fifth brick in this way, the
Acharya should do the rituals concerned with the placing of the first bricks.
आचार्यं प्राक् प्रपूज्याथ तेनैतत्कारयेत्सुधीः।। ३२
निष्कादि नवनिष्कान्तं काञ्चनं देशिकस्य तु।
a'ca'ryam pra'k prapu'jya'tha tenaitatka'rayet sudhi'h।। 32
nis"ka'di navanis"ka'ntam ka'n"canam des'ikasya tu।
The well-informed owner or the sponsor of the construction should first worship and honor the
Acharya and then fulfil the deeds through him. The ceremonial fees(dakshina) for the
Acharya may be from one nishka of gold to nine nishkas.
रत्नादीन्विन्यसेन्मध्ये त्ववटेषु च विन्यसेत्।। ३३
एकवर्गं द्विवर्गं वा त्रिवर्गं सर्वमेव वा।
गर्भन्यासोक्त मार्गेण विन्यसेद्देशिकोत्तमः।। ३४

ratna’di’n vinyasen madhye tvavat’es’u ca vinyaset // 33
ekavargam dvivargam va’ trivargam sarvam eva va’ /
garbhanya’sokta ma’rgen.a vinyased des’ikottamah // 34
He should place diamonds and other in the middle and in the left out space of the pit. Things
belonging to one goup, two groups, three groups or all the groups are to be placed in the left out
space of the pit by the foremost Acharya in the same way as prescribed for the foundation deposit.
आदौ जलेन संपूर्य शिवकुम्भस्थितेन तु ।
पुष्पं निक्षिप्य तत्रैव पञ्चरत्नानि विन्यसेत् ।। ३५
a’dau jaleva sampu’rya s’ivakumbhasthitena tu /
pus”pam niks”ipya tatraiva pas’ca’d ratna’ni vinyaset // 35
First, the Acharya should fill up the pit with the consecrated water of siva kumbha and then
place a flower on it and deposit five gems inside the pit.
शुभं प्रदक्षिणावर्तो वामावर्तस्त्वशोभनम् ।
वामावर्ते तु संजाते शान्तिहोमं समाचरेत् ।। ३६
s’ubhram pradaks”in.a’varto va’ma’vartastvas’obhanam /
va’ma’varte tu samja’te s’a’ntihomam sama’caret // 36
While pouring consecrated the water, if the water whirls around in clockwise direction, it
is to be considered that the placing of the first bricks will lead to auspiciousness and prosperity.
If the water whirls around in anti-clockwise direction, then it suggests that the placing of
the bricks is not conducive to auspiciousness. On the occurrence of such anti-clockwise
whirling, the Acharya should perform propitiatory oblations to alleviate inauspiciousness.
मन्दिरे मण्टपे चैव प्राकारे गोपुरे गृहे ।
परिवारालये पीठे शालायां च सभाविधौ ।। ३७

पुष्करिण्यां च कुल्यायां कूपे सेतोश्च बन्धने ।
अनेनैव प्रकारेण कर्म चैतत्समाचरेत् ।। ३८
अत्रानुक्तं तु यत्सर्वं गर्भन्यासोक्तमाचरेत् ।। ३९
mandire man.t'ape caiva pra'ka're gopure gr'he /
pariva'ra'laye pi't'he s'a'la'ya'm ca sabha'vidhau // 37
pus"karn.ya'm ca kulya'ya'm kupe setos'ca bandhane /
anenaiva praka'ren.a karma caitat sama'caret // 38
atra'nuktam tu yatsarvam garbhanya'soktam a'caret // 39
In the construction of shrines, pavilions, enclosing passage, super structure, house, shrines for the
retinue deities, tanks, canals, wells and bridge, the ceremony of placing the first bricks should
be performed in this way. All those directions which have not been told here are to be
adhered to as explained under the context of garbha nyasa.
। इति कामिकाख्ये महातन्त्रे आद्येष्टकाविधिः एकपञ्चाशत्तमः पटलः ।
। iti ka'mika'khye maha'tantre a'dyes"t'ka' vidhih ekapan"ca's'attamah pat'alah ।
This is 51ˢᵗ chapter titled "Directions for Placing the First Bricks" in the Great Tantra called Ka'mika

५२ उपपीठ विधिः
52 UPPI’THA VIDHIH
52 Directions for the Construction of Pedestal and Base
उपपीठविधिं वक्ष्ये अधिष्ठान समन्वितम्।
एकहस्तं द्विहस्तं वा त्रिहस्तं परितोधिकम्।। १
विमानादि विशालात्त खातयेत्परितोऽधिकम्।
upapi't'ha vidhim vaks'ye adhis"t'ha'na samanvitam /
ekahastam dvihastam va' trihastam paritodhikam // 1
vima'na'di vis'a'la'tta kha'tayet paritodhikam /
Next in order, I will explain the directions for laying the supplementary base(upapi't'ha) along
with the base proper(adhis"t'ha'na). The architect should dig the ground all around the
proposed construction of temple and other buildings exceeding the original width by one hasta,
two or three hastas.
तत्र चिक्कणपाषाणमुष्टिमुद्गालुकादिभिः ।। २
अधिष्ठान षडष्टांशहीनं तु परिपूरयेत्।
पञ्चांशद्द्यंशत्र्यंशं वा हीनं वा परिकल्पयेत्।। ३
मुद्गरैर्गजपादैश्च काष्ठतुण्डैर्धनीकृते।
जलेन पूरिते तत्स्थं निरूनमुदकं यदि।। ४
तद्द्व्यपोह्य समुद्धृत्य दण्डमानं तु शैलके।
पतिते भारमात्रे तु न निम्नं च भवेद्यदि।। ५
तत आरभ्य शैलैर्वा त्विष्टकाभिश्च बन्धयेत्।

tatra cikkan.a pa's''a'n.a mus''t'imr'dvaluka'dibhih // 2
adhis''t'ha'na s''ad'as''t'a'ms'a hi'nam tu paripurayet |
pan''ca'ms'a dvyams'a tryams'am va' hi'nam va parikalpayet // 3
mudgarair gajapa'dais'ca ka's''t'hatun.dair ghani'kr'te |
jalena pu'rite tatstham nirunamudakam yadi // 4
tadvyapohya samuddhr'tya dan.d'ama'nam tu s'ailake |
patite bha'rama'tre tu na nimnam ca bhavedyadi // 5
tata a'rabhya s'ailair va' tvis''t'ka'bhis'ca bandhayet |
The place dug around should be filled up with pebbles, gravel, fine sand, moistened clods
of earth and others to the level less than 6 parts of the height of the base(adhis''t'ha'na) or
it may be less than 2 parts or 3 parts out of 5 parts of the height of the base. Then, to make
it hard and strong, the trench should be stamped down with pestle, huge log of wood shaped
like an elephant`s leg and piece of wood. Then the trench should be filled up with water.
If the water remains as it is without being absorbed into the gound and remains evenly spread,
then it should be taken to indicate the hardness and horizontality of the ground. Then the water
should be drained out and the trench should be filled up with pieces of stone measuring a wight
of one bha'ra, to a height of one rod(danda). They should be evenly spread without any gap
between them. Starting from that level, the architect should strengthen the trench with stones and
bricks.
आदौ प्रकृतिभूमिस्यात् त्रिप्रकारा तु सा स्मृता ।। ६
प्रकृतिर्हस्तमात्रेण चोत्तमे तु प्रशस्यते ।
अष्टादशाङ्गुला मध्ये हीने स्याद् द्वादशाङ्गुला ।। ७
जलस्य निस्रवार्थं तु प्रतिशालं प्रकल्पयेत् ।
षडङ्गुल क्षयेणादौ चतुरर्धं द्वितीयेके ।। ८
पक्षयोश्चत्र्यङ्गुलं हीनं प्रकृत्युपरि जन्मभूः ।
तदुपानमिति प्रोक्ता सैव भौमा प्रकीर्तिता ।। ९
तदूर्ध्वस्थमधिष्ठानं केवलं तु विधीयते ।
a'dau prakr'ti bhu'missya't tripraka'ra tu sa' smr'ta' // 6
prakr'tir hastama'tren.a cottame tu pras'asyate /