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

आयामेन विशालेन पुरतः पार्श्वयोर्द्वयोः।
अंशकेऽलिन्दकं कुर्याद् व्यासे नेत्रत्रयान्वितम् ।। ३७
एतत्स्वस्तिकमित्युक्तं चतुर्मुखमथोच्यते।
तदेव पृष्ठतो भद्रयुक्तं यद्वत्पुरो भवेत् ।। ३८
a'ya'mena vis'a'lena puratah pa'rs'vayor dvayoh |
ams'ake alindakam kurya'd vya'se netra traya'nvitam || 37
etatsvastikam ityuktam caturmukham athocyate |
tadeva pr's't'hato bhadrayuktam yadvat puro bhavet || 38
Along the length and along the width and in front side and in two sides of the house, a
cooridor should be designed with a width of one part. It should be provided with three
facades along its width. This type of building is called svastika. Then the details of
caturmukha type of building are now told.
कर्करीवंश शालाग्रे चतुर्नेत्र समन्वितम्।
अधिष्ठानादि वर्गाढ्यं प्रासादवदलङ्कृतम्।। ३९
नासिकातोरणाद्यङ्गैर्युक्तं वातायनादिभिः।
चतुर्मुखमिदं नाम्ना क्रमाज् जात्यादि नामभाक् ।। ४०
karkarivams'a s'a'la'gre caturnetra samanvitam |
adhis't'ha'na'di varga'd'hyam pra'sa'davat alan'kr'tam || 39
na'sika' toran.a'dyan'gair yuktam va'ta'yana'dibhih |
caturmukham idam na'mna krama'j ja'tya'di na'ma bha'k || 40
The top and bottom of the axis of the building should make a right angle with the
forepart and hindpart. It should be provided with four gables. It should be associated
with all levels of elevation, from adhis't'ha'na to sthupi, and ornamented with
essential components as being done for a temple. It should be provided with nose-like
architectural structure(vestibule), arch and other such embellishments, windows and