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

The width of maulika type of building should be divided into 8 equal parts. Out of
these, courtyard should be with the width of two parts. With the width of one part,
corridor should be designed in the three sides of the building The width of the
main building should be two parts. It should be ornamented with essential components
as being done for the temple.
षडानन समोपेतं प्रच्छन्नमपि जाङ्गणम्।
एकानेकतलोपेतं अधिष्ठानादि शोभितम्।। १५
अङ्गणेन विहीनं वा वारहीनं तु वा नयेत्।
मेरुकान्तमिदं प्रोक्तं सर्वेषामपि योग्यकम्।। १६
s''ad'a'nana sampetam pracchannam api ja'n'kan.am /
eka'neka talopetam adhis''t'ha'na'di s'obhitam // 15
an'kan.ena vihi'nam va' va'rahi'nam tu va' nayet /
meruka'ntam iti proktam sarves''a'mapi yogyakam // 16
The main building should be with six doors. One of its courtyards should be
roofed well. It should be associated with one storey or several storeys. Being
provided with all the six levels of elevation form adhis''t'ha'na to sthu'pi, it
should be very pleasant to look at. It may be without any courtyard or without
corridor. Such type of construction is called meruka'nta which is fit for all
classes of people.
व्यासे पङ्क्त्यर्क भागे तु पार्श्वयोः पश्चिमे मतम्।
वारमेकांशतः कुर्याद् द्व्यंशस्तु गृहविस्तरः।। १७
प्राङ्मुखो वारमेकांशं परितो मार्ग एकतः।
द्व्यङ्गणं वारमेकांशं अर्कांशे परिकल्पयेत्।। १८
पार्श्वयोर्वा परे मुख्य व्यासस्स्याद् द्विललाटकम्।
मौलिभद्रं इदं नाम्ना शेषं पूर्ववदीरितम्।। १९
vya'se pan'ktyarka bha'ge tu pa'rs'vayoh pas'cime matam /
va'ram eka'ms'atah kurya'd dvyams'astu gr'ha vistarah // 17