कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)
Kamika Agama: Purva Pada (Primary Shaiva Agama)
सद्योजात शिवमुखोद्भूत (सम्पादक: सी. स्वामीनाथ शिवचार्य) द्वारा
पृष्ठ 538, कुल 1174 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंran'gabhitti sama'yuktam dha'masopa'na samyutam /
sordhva va'stavya samyuktam cu'liharmyayutam tu va' // 65
It should be provided with painted wall and flight of steps leading to the upper floors.
It should be associated with multiple apartments of upper storeys fit for comfortable
living and with top-tower.
अग्रकर्मसमायुक्तं कर्णकूटद्वयान्वितम्।
कर्णकूट विहीनं वा चान्यत्सर्वं तु वास्तुषु ।। ६६
agrakarma sama'yuktam karn.aku't'a dvaya'nvitam /
karn.aku't'a vihi'nam va' ca'nyat sarvam tu va'stus"u // 66
It should be provided with the components essential for the front side and with
two towers at the two corners of the top roof. Or, the construction of top-towers
may be left out. All other details for the construction are as explained before.
मध्यमं चाङ्गणस्थानं मण्ठपेन युतं तु वा।
सभाकारयुतं वाऽपि केवलं वा जलस्थलम् ।। ६७
madhyamam ca'n'kan.a stha'nam man.t'apena yutam tu va' /
sabha'ka'rayutam va'pi kevalam va' jalasthalam // 67
The central courtyard may be provided with suitable pavilion. The storage of water
may be provided with a motif in the form of sabha or it may be left out without any
such ornamental construction.
ऊर्ध्वभूमिरितिख्याता सान्यथा च निगद्यते ।
प्रधान मण्टपागारं चूलीहर्म्य विवर्जितम् ।। ६८