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७० मण्डपस्थापन विधि पटलः
70 maṇḍapasthāpana vidhi paṭalaḥ
70 Directions for the Consecration of Pavilions
लक्षणं मण्डपानां तु वक्ष्यते विप्रसत्तमाः।
उक्तानामपि सर्वेषां धाम्नामग्रेऽग्रमण्डपम्॥ १
तन्मान सममानं तु श्रेष्ठमित्यभिधीयते।
मण्डपं सममानं चेत् सान्तरालं सवेशकम्॥ २
युग्मस्तम्भ समायुक्तं युक्त्या सर्वाङ्ग शोभितम्।
lakṣaṇaṁ maṇḍapānāṁ tu vakṣyate viprasattamāḥ।
uktānāmapi sarveṣāṁ dhāmnāmagre'gramaṇḍapam॥ 1
tanmāna samamānaṁ tu śreṣṭhamityabhidhīyate।
maṇḍapaṁ samamānaṁ cet sāntarālaṁ saveśakam॥ 2
yugmastambha samāyuktaṁ yuktyā sarvāṅga śobhitam।
O.the foremost among the twice-born Sages!, now I describe the characteristics of various
pavilions to be built within a temple. For all types of temple mentioned earlier, the front-pavilion
should be in front of the main shrine. The front-pavilion whose dimensions are equal
to those of the main shrine is considered to be of the foremost type. If the front-pavilion is
with equal dimensions, it should be provided with a corridor and entrance. It should be provided
with even number of pillars and all of its constituent elemnets should be rendered so as to be
elegant and pleasant to look at, with the embellishments given according to the well-conceived
plan of the Sthapati.
सार्धहस्तं द्विहस्तं वा प्रासादार्धमथापि वा॥ ३
अन्तरालस्य दीर्घं स्यादन्यत्सन्धिगतं तु यत्।
तन्मध्यमं इति प्रोक्तं त्रिगुणं चोत्तमं भवेत्॥ ४