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

yugma'yugma vibha'gena vinya'so vividho matah // 13
yugma ma'rgastu su'trastha' ayugme pada madhyaga'h /
anyonya san'karo yasma't as'ubham sya'j janes"u ca // 14
ayam vibha'gah kathito va'stau dan.d'aka samjn"ake /
The va'stu man.d'alas are of two kinds, those consisting of even number of
grids and those consisting of odd number of grids. The allocation of the sites
is also based on these two different patterns. If the village plan is based on
the man.d'ala of even number of squares, then the lines of the streets should coincide
with the lines of the rows of grids. If the plan is based on the man.d'ala of odd number
of squares, then the lines of streets should pass through the middle of
the rows of grids. There should not be any sort of mixing of the rules and
properties of these two kinds of man.d'alas. Such combined obseravtions would
create misfortunes and calamities to the people living in the village. Such different
rules for holding the lines of streets are specifically insisted for the va'stu-based
dan.d'aka type of village plan.
ब्रह्मस्थाने सभादीनि कल्पयेद्विधिना बुधः ।। १५
सोमेशानन्तरे सूत्रं याम्यनैर्ऋतमध्यमे ।
तन्मुक्त्वा पार्श्वयोः कार्यं सभास्थानसमृद्धये ।। १६
brahmastha'ne sabha'di'ni kalpayed vidhina'budhah // 15
somes'a'nantare su'tram ya'mya nairr'ta madhyame /
tanmuktva' pa'rs'vayoh ka'ryam sabha'stha'na samr'ddhaye //16
The well-versed architect should construct assembly hall and such others in the
central space(brahmastha'na)according to the directions set forth in the scriptures .
Leaving out the space denoted by the line which runs between the north and the
north-east and by the line which passes between the south and the south-east, he
should construct the assembly hall to make sure of its high prominence.
व्यपोह्य मध्यमं भागं वापीकूपश्च मण्टपम्।
वायव्ये नैर्ऋते चैशे कुर्याद्द्वै देवातालयम् ।। १७