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

एकद्वित्रितलं कुर्याच्छोभायामेक वृद्धितः।
तलादिकमथो कुर्यात् पञ्चषट्सप्त भूमिकम्॥ २८
गोपुरं तु विधेयं स्यान् मध्यमेऽप्येवमूह्यताम्।
ekadvitritalaṁ kuryācchobhāyāmeka vṛddhitaḥ|
talādikamatho kuryāt pañcaṣaṭsapta bhūmikam|| 28
gopuraṁ tu vidheyaṁ syān madhyame'pyevamūhyatām|
In order to effect elegant and auspcious appearance, the number of the storey may be increased
from 1 to 3. Exceeding this, there may be 5, 6 and 7 storeys. Even for the gopuras of medium
category, the number of storeys may be decided in the same way.
द्वार शोभा द्वार शाला द्वारप्रासाद हर्म्यके॥ २९
गोपुरेणैव पञ्चान्तं मण्डलादिषु संस्थिताः।
मसूरस्थम्भ मानं तु प्रागेव प्रदिपादितम्॥ ३०
तदूर्ध्व प्रस्तरात्स्थूपि पर्यन्ते मानमुच्यते।
dvāra śobhā dvāra śālā dvāraprāsāda harmyake|| 29
gopureṇaiva pañcāntaṁ maṇḍalādiṣu saṁsthitāḥ|
masūrasthambha mānaṁ tu prāgeva pradipāditam|| 30
tadūrdhva prastarātsthūpi paryante mānamucyate|
Dvara sobha, dvara sala, dvara harmya, dvara prasada and dvara gopura – these five elevated
structures are having their existence in the five realms(mandalas) realted to the five elements
and in such others which are considered in terms of five. The proportionate measures of the
base and the pillars have been already explained. Above these, the proportionate measures
of the parts from the entablature to the finial(sthupi) at the top are now explained.
षोढा विभज्य तत्तुङ्गं प्रस्तरैरस्साङ्घ्रि भागकैः॥ ३१
तद्वत्कण्ठशिरोऽर्ध्य भागेन स्थूपिकांशकः।
एवं एकतलं प्रोक्तं द्वितलं च विधीयते॥ ३२