कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)
Kamika Agama: Purva Pada (Primary Shaiva Agama)
सद्योजात शिवमुखोद्भूत (सम्पादक: सी. स्वामीनाथ शिवचार्य) द्वारा
पृष्ठ 1166, कुल 1174 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंIf the width of the storey is of 12 parts, the central hall should be with a width of 4 parts. The
width of the surrounding wall should be 2 parts. The width of the entrance, one part. The
width of the sectional tower, one part. All other structures should be provided as told before.
The features of the sixth storey have been told and those of the seventh storey are told now.
त्रयोदशांशे विस्तारे गर्भस्स्यादंशभागभाक्॥ ६२
सार्ध द्व्यंशं तु भित्तिस्स्याद् एकेनालिन्दमिष्यते।
खण्डहर्म्यमिहैकांशं कूटशालादि पूर्ववत्॥ ६३
पृष्ठे मुखे महाशाला षड्भागेन प्रकीर्तिता।
पञ्चांशे हस्तिपृष्ठे च पक्षशालादिभिर्युतः॥ ६४
नानामसूरकस्तम्भ वेदिकाजाल तोरणम्।
सप्तभौमं इदं प्रोक्तं गोपुरं सार्वदेशिकम्॥ ६५
trayodaśāṁśe vistāre garbhassyādaṁśabhāgabhāk|| 62
sārdha dvyaṁśaṁ tu bhittissyād ekenālindamiṣyate|
khaṇḍaharmyamihaikāṁśaṁ kūṭaśālādi pūrvavat|| 63
pṛṣṭhe mukhe mahāśālā ṣaḍbhāgena prakīrtitā|
pañcāṁśe hastipṛṣṭhe ca pakṣaśālādibhiryutaḥ|| 64
nānāmasūrakastambha vedikājāla toraṇam|
saptabhaumaṁ idaṁ proktaṁ gopuraṁ sārvadeśikam|| 65
If the width of the storey is of 13 parts, the central hall should be with a width of one part.
With the width of two and a half parts should be the surrounding wall. The width of the
balcony(alinda) should be of one part. The width of the sectional tower, one part. Other
members such as the pinnacle turret should be provided as told before. In the front and the
back, there should be the great hall with a width of 6 parts. The structure in the likeness
of the back of the elephant should be with a width of 5 parts. This should be associated with
the component members such as the side halls. This level of the gopura should be provided
with various styles of base, small pillars, varieties of stereobates, arches and others. These
are the features of the seventh storey. Apart from these, there are some specific details for
the gopura belonging to the category of sarvadesika.