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

२४ दण्डिकादि विधिः
24. DAN.D'IKA'DI VIDHIH
24..Directions for Dan.d'ika and other Patterns of
Village Planning
दण्डिकादिविधिं वक्ष्ये शृणुत ज्ञानकाङ्क्षिणः।
दण्डिकं स्वस्तिकञ्चान्यत् प्रस्तरं च प्रकीर्णकम्।। १
संपत्करं पराकं च पद्मकं श्रीप्रतिष्ठितम्।
श्रीवत्सं वैदिकं चैव नन्द्यावर्तं च कुंभकम्।। २
एवं द्वादशधा प्रोक्ता ग्रामादेराकृतिस्त्विह।
कुंबकं वैदिकं चैव दण्डिकं च विशेषतः।। ३
dan.dika'di vidhim vaks"ye s'r'n.uta jn"a'na kan'ks"in.ah/
dan.d'ikam svastikam ca'nyat prastaram ca praki'rn.akam// 1
sampatkaram para'kam ca padmakam s'ri'pratis"t'hitam/
s'ri'vatsam vaidikam caiva nandya'vartam ca kumbhakam// 2
evam dva'das'adha' prokta' gra'ma'dera'kr'tistviha/
kumbhakam vaidikam caiva dan.dikam ca vis'es"atah// 3
O,Sages who are desirous of acquiring knowledge!, now I proceed to speak on various types
of village and city plans such as Dan.d'ika and others. Listen to these dierections. Dan.d'ika,
Svastika, Prastara, Praki'rn.a, Sampatkara, Para'ka, Padmaka, S'ri'patis"t'hita, S'rivatsa,
Vaidika, Nandya'varta and Kumbhaka – thus, in this Agama, these are said to be the twelve
kinds of plans applicable to villages , cities and such others. Of these various plans,
Kumbhaka, Vaidika and Dan.d'ika are considered as associated with specific features and
importance.