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

योजयेद्गोपुरद्वारं तुङ्गवृद्ध्यर्धमेव च।
अथ प्रागुक्त भागे तु वर्धितं सममेव वा॥ २५
mūladhāmni masūrādi tuṅgādvedāṁśakādikaḥ|| 23
ravibhāgāvasānaṁ tu kṛtvaikāṁśaṁ vihāya ca|
kṛtvā masūrapādaṁ ca taccheṣeṇaiva pīṭhakam|| 24
yojayedgopuradvāraṁ tuṅgavṛddhyārdhameva ca|
atha prāgukta bhāge tu vardhitaṁ samameva vā|| 25
Having divided the heights of various parts of the main edifice such as the base(masura)
and others by 4 parts to 12 parts and leaving out one part in each measure, the architect
should design the base(of the gopura) and pillars. Based on the remaining parts, the basement
should be designed. Half of the increased height should be added to the entrance of the gopura.
Then, the height of the parts mentioned before should be increased or kept to be equal to the
height already obtained.
धामाङ्गोक्ताखिलं मानं गोपुराङ्गेषु वा मतः।
छेदयेत्तदधिष्ठानं सोपपीठे तु केवलम्॥ २६
उत्तरान्त समुत्सेधं तदर्धं विस्तृतान्वितम्।
गोपुरद्वार तुङ्गं वा कारयेद्वास्तुशास्त्रवित्॥ २७
dhāmāṅgoktākhilaṁ mānaṁ gopurāṅgeṣu vā mataḥ|
chedayettadadhiṣṭhānaṁ sopapīṭhe tu kevalam|| 26
uttarānta samutsedhaṁ tadardhaṁ vistṛtānvitam|
gopuradvāra tuṅgaṁ vā kārayedvāstuśāstravit|| 27
All the proportionate measures mentioned for various parts of the temple are considered to
be fit enough to apply for the various parts of the gopura also. But, the measure of the
basement(adhishtana) should be kept apart; the height may be considered from the sub-pedestal
(upa pitha) itself. The architect who has mastered the Vastu-sastra may ascertain the height
of the entrance of the gopura to be equal to the height up to the beam(uttara) and its width
to be equal to half of this height.