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

The village which is associated with 6 to 23 main roads running northward ,
increasing from 6 one by one and 6 main roads running eastward is called
Para'ka.
सप्तवीथि समारभ्य चैकोन त्रिंशकावधि।
उदङ्मुखैर्वीथिभिर्युक्तं प्राङ्मुख मार्गकैः ।। १६
सप्तभिः पद्मकं प्रोक्तं एष्विष्टं परिगृह्यताम्।
saptavi'thi sama'rabhya caikona tryams'aka'vadhi।
udan'mukhabhir vi'thibhir yuktam pran'mukha ma'rgagaiḥ॥ 16
saptabhih padmakam proktam es"vis"t'am parigr'hyata'm।
The village, planned to be associated with 7 to 29 north-oriented main roads and
7 east-oriented streets(ma'rga) is called Padmaka. Out of these 23 types of Padmaka,
any one can be applied for actual construction of the village as desired by the experts.
अष्टभिर्प्राङ्मुखैर्मार्गैः उदीचीनैस्तदादितः ।। १७
षट् त्रिंशदंश संख्यातैः प्राङ्मुखैरष्टभिर्युतम्।
श्रीप्रतिष्ठितं इत्युक्तं तस्मिन्निष्टं प्रगृह्यताम्।। १८
as"t'abhirpra'n'mukhair ma'rgaih udi'c'naistada'dibhih॥ 17
s"at' trims'adams'a samkhya'taih pra'n'mukhairas"t'abhiryutam।
s'ri'pratis"t' hitam ityuktam tasmin is"t'am parigr'hyata'm॥ 18
The village which is designed so as to be with 8 east-oriented streets and from 8 to 36
north – oriented main roads or with 8 main roads running eastward is called
S'ri'pratis"t'hita. Out of these 29 types of plans, any one can be taken for actual
construction as desired by the experts.
प्रागग्रैरुदगग्रैश्च मार्गैरिष्टैस्समन्वितम्।
श्रीवत्सं इति निर्दिष्टं सर्ववास्तुषु योग्यकम्।। १९