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...this Agama is named "Kamaja." 1
2. Yogaja Agama—The number of verses in this Agama is said to be one hundred thousand. It has five divisions. This Agama was first received from God by a Shiva named Sudha. From Sudha, it passed through Bhasma, and from Bhasma to Prabhu, thus continuing the tradition of this Agama.
3. Chintya Agama—The number of verses in this Agama is also said to be one hundred thousand. This knowledge was first received from God by Dipta. From Dipta, it was received by Gopati, and from Gopati, it was received by Ambika, who furthered this Agamic knowledge.
4. Karana Agama—The number of verses in this Agama is said to be ten million. This Agama has seven divisions. This Agamic knowledge was first received by Karana. From Karana, it was received by Sharva, and from Sharva by Prajapati.
5. Ajita Agama—The number of verses in this Agama is said to be one hundred thousand. This Agama has four divisions. This Agamic tradition continued successively through Sushikha, Umesh, and Achyuta.
6. Sudiptaka Agama—In this too, the number of verses is said to be one hundred thousand. This Agama has nine divisions. This Agamic knowledge was first received by Isha. From Isha, it was received by Trimurti, and from Trimurti by Hutashana.
7. Sukshma Agama—The size of this Agama is also stated to be one hundred thousand verses. This Agamic tradition developed successively through Sukshma, Bhava, Prabhanjana, etc.
8. Sahasra Agama—This Agama is said to have ten divisions. This knowledge was first received by Kala. From Kala, it was received by Bhima, and from Bhima by Khaga.
9. Suprabheda Agama—The number of verses in this Agama is said to be thirty million. No divisions are found for this. This Agama developed through Dhanesha, Vishwesha, and Shashi.
1. Quoted in Tantra aur Agama Shastron ka Digdarshan, p. 60.