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

O, the Lords of the Sages!, if the width of the gopura is of 5 parts, then the width of the central
chamber(the inner space of the storey) should be of 3 parts. In the remaining part should be the
surrounding wall. This is the structural order for the first storey. The length of the central
chamber of the second storey should be of 7 parts and its width 5 parts. The width of the
elongated hall should be according to its own proportion. Its length should be of 5 parts. This
storey should be beautified with pinnacle turrets, corridor, cage-like windows and such other
ornamental members. Thus, the features of the second storey have been told. Then, those of
the third storey are told.
तारे नवांशे गर्भस्स्यात् त्रिभागस्तद्बहिः क्रमात्॥ ५४
गृहपिण्डस्यलिन्द हारांश्च क्रमेण परिकल्पयेत्।
कूट कोष्ठादि सर्वाङ्गं पूर्ववत् परिकल्पयेत्॥ ५५
विशाले पङ्किभागे तु गर्भगेहे त्रिभागतः।
सार्धांशो भित्तिविष्कम्भ एकभागं अलिन्दकम्॥ ५६
खण्डहर्म्यं तु भागेन कूट कोष्ठादि पूर्ववत्।
मुखे पृष्ठे महाशाला पञ्चांशो वा षडंशकः॥ ५७
चतुर्भौमं इदं ख्यातं सर्वावयव सुन्दरम्।
tāre navāṁśe garbhassyāt tribhāgastadbahiḥ kramāt|| 54
gṛhapiṇḍasyalinda hārāṁśca krameṇa parikalpayet|
kūṭa koṣṭhādi sarvāṅgaṁ pūrvavat parikalpayet|| 55
viśāle paṅktibhāge tu garbhagehe tribhāgataḥ|
sārdhāṁśo bhittiviṣkambha ekabhāgaṁ alindakam|| 56
khaṇḍaharmyaṁ tu bhāgena kūṭa koṣṭhādi pūrvavat|
mukhe pṛṣṭhe mahāśālā pañcāṁśo vā ṣaḍaṁśakaḥ|| 57
caturbhaumaṁ idaṁ khyātaṁ sarvāvayava sundaram|
If the width of the storey is of 9 parts, then the central chamber should be with a width of 3
parts. In the remaining part, the surrounding wall, corridor and the chain of architectural
mouldings should be provided in the due order. All other component members such as the
pinnacle turret should be designed as detailed before. For the fourth storey, if its width is
of 5 parts, the width of the central chamber should be of 3 parts. The thickness of the
surrounding wall should be of half part. The corridor should be with a width of one part.