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

hastastambha tula'di'ni nara'n.a'm yugma san'khyaya'।
deva'na'm ubhayam gra'hyam madhyadva'ram tu vai tale।। 54
The short pillars which support the upper beam and the lower beam which support such
pillars are to be in even number for the buildings meant for the common people.
For the deities, they may be in even number and odd number. And , for the deities
the entrance should be in the middle of the vastu-plan.
अन्नागारादि मध्यं तु वास्तुमध्यात् प्रदक्षिणे।
आदित्यान् नन्दपादान्ते पञ्चाङ्गुल गतिक्रमात्।। ५५
वास्तुमध्यादुदकपूर्व दक्षिणापरतः क्रमात्।
धर्मनन्दाष्ट धात्वंशाः पूर्वभागादि पादकाः।। ५६
एकैकांशगतास्तत्र स्तम्भस्थापन कर्मणि।
गृहाङ्घ्रि मध्ययोर्मध्यं भित्तिमध्यं इतिस्मृतम्।। ५७
anna'ga'ra'di madhyam tu va'stumadhya't pradaks"in.e।
a'ditya'n nandapa'da'nte pan"ca'n'gula gatikrama't।। 55
va'stumadhyadudak pu'rvam daks"in.a'paratah krama't।
dharma nanda's"t'a dha'tvams'a'h pu'rva bha'ga'di pa'daka'h।।
ekaika'ms'a gata's tatra stambhastha'pana karman.i।
gr'ha'n'ghri madhyayor madhyam bhitti madhyam iti smr'tam।।57
From the center of the dining hall, coming in the clock-wise direction from the center of
the building( from the center of brahma-sthana), from the grid of Aditya upto 9 grids,
counting in terms of 5 angulas , positions for the erection of pillars are to be identified.
From the center of brahama sthana, they should be marked in the north, east, south
and west in due order. Appropriate grids from the east segment are the 10ᵗʰ, 9ᵗʰ, 8ᵗʰ, 7ᵗʰ
grids. In one part of each grid, the pillar should be erected. The center between the
pillars of the house and the center of the wall must be in the same line.
एवं चतुगृहं प्रोक्तं शालयां कल्पयेन्न्रव।
एतत्सर्वं तु शालानां सामान्यं इति कीर्त्यते।। ५८