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

षडंशं तु समारभ्य यावत् षोडश भागिकम्॥ ३८
तावत्कृत्वा समूलं तु चैकांशेन तदग्रकम्।
ekahastaṁ samārabhya caikāṅgula vivardhanāt|
dvihastāntassamuddiṣṭas sālānāṁ caiva vistaraḥ|| 36
tadvistāra pramāṇena yāvattriṁśadguṇaṁ bhavet|
triguṇaṁ tu samārabhya kṣudre mahati mandire|| 37
prākārotsedha uddiṣṭo mūlādūnaṁ tadagrataḥ|
ṣaḍaṁśaṁ tu samārabhya yāvat ṣoḍaśa bhāgikam|| 38
tāvatkṛtvā samūlaṁ tu caikāṁśena tadagrakam|
The width of the enclosure-wall should be from one hasta to 2 hastas, increasing the measure
by one digit(angula) each time. The height of the enclosure-wall should be from 3 hastas to
30 hastas for the small temple to the temple of larger type. The width at the top of the wall
should be less than the width at its base. The width of the base should be divided into 6 equal
parts to 16 equal parts. Then the width of the wall should be reduced by one part gradually up to
the top.
अधिष्ठानादि वर्गाढ्यं खण्डहर्म्यादि मण्डितम्॥ ३९
ऋजुभक्तियुतं वापि प्राकारं तु प्रकल्पयेत्।
छत्रादि शिखरोपेतं ऊर्ध्वस्थ वृषभान्वितम्॥ ४०
adhiṣṭhānādi vargāḍhyaṁ khaṇḍaharmyādi maṇḍitam|| 39
ṛjubhaktiyutaṁ vāpi prākāraṁ tu prakalpayet|
chatrādi śikharopetaṁ ūrdhvastha vṛṣabhānvitam|| 40
The enclosure-wall should be provided with the base and other kinds of elevation and
embellished with sectional towers and such other structures. The wall, on its outer face may
be bare or it may have flanking structures on its inner face.
तस्य दण्डप्रमाणेन सार्धेनाथ त्रिपादतः।
सपादेनाथ सार्धेन पादोन द्विगुणेन वा॥ ४१