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

The expert should design the central road (na'bhi vi'thi) around the brahma-
stha'na in such a way as to appear with projections arranged in a savstiaka
pattern. The central road is to be joined with the car-street(maha'vi'thi).Beyond
the central road, there should be 3, 5, 7 or 9 streets proceeding to the boundary
of the village. Such streets may be provided in even number also. The village
associated with such characteristics is called Nandya'vr'tta.
वृत्ताकारैस्तु मार्गैश्च एकानेकैस्समन्वितम् ।। २७
प्रागुत्तर मुखैर्मार्गैः अनेकैर्मध्यमैर्युतम् ।
कुंभकञ्चेति निर्दिष्टं अनेकैर्कोणकैर्युतम् ।। २८
अष्टाग्रैर्वा बहिर्मार्गैः युक्तं कुंभकमुच्यते ।
नगरी पत्तनादौ तु विहितं त्विह कामिके ।। २९
vr'tta'ka'raistu ma'rgais'ca eka'nekais samanvitam // 27
pra'guttara mukhair ma'rgaih anekair madhyamairyutam /
kumbhakan"ceti nirdis"t'am anekair kon.kairyutam // 28
as"t'a'grairva' bahirma'rgaih yuktam kumbhakam ucyate /
nagari'pattana'dau tu vihitam tviha ka'mike // 29
The village associated with one or more circular streets in its outer sections
and which is privided with east-oriented and north-oriented streets at its
interior section is called Kumbhaka. The village which is with multi-angled
boundary or eight angled boundary and which is associated with outer
streets is also called Kumbhaka. In this Kamika Agama, it is set forth
that such plans are to be adopted for the construction of cities, towns and
such other settlements.
।इति कामिकाख्ये महातन्त्रे क्रियापादे दण्डिकादिविधिर्नाम चतुर्विंशः पटलः।
iti ka'mika'khye maha'tantre kriya'pa'de dan.d'ika'di vidhirna'ma caturvims'ah pat'alah
This is the 24ᵗʰ chapter titled "Directions for Dan.d'ika and other patterns of Village
Planning" in the Kriya section of the Great Tantra called Ka'mika