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

The interior corridor may be left out so as to appear with exterior corridor only.
The house may be with or without verandah. It may be designed in such a way that
it has enough open space in its interior.
अङ्गणं तु प्रकर्तव्यं सर्वालङ्कारसंयुतम् ।
जात्याख्यं सर्वतोभद्रं भूपतीनां इहोदितम् ।। १३
an’kan.am tu prkartavyam sarva’lan’ka’ra samyutam /
ja’tya’khyam sarvatobhadram bhu’pati’na’m ihoditam // 13
The inner court should be designed in such a way that it appears with all the
ornamental elements. Such house is called ja’ti type of sarvatobhadra building.
This is fit for the residence of kings.
तदेव परितो द्व्यंशं महावार समन्वितम् ।
कर्करीवंशजालाग्रं कूटहीनं तु वा नयेत् ।। १४
tadeva parito dvayams’am maha’va’ra samanvitam /
karkari’ vams’aja’la’gram ku’t’ahi’nam tu va’ nayet // 14
The same type of construction gets altered into citra mode when its greater corridor
running around the house occupies two parts and when its ridge beams are set so as
to cross at right angles. This may be built witout pinnacle member.
अष्टास्योध्र्वतलग्रीव सस्थूपि समवंशकम् ।
अष्टास्यमुखपट्ट्यङ्ग नीव्राङ्क समावृतम् ।। १५
as”t’a’syordhva talagri’va sasthu’pi samavams’akam /
as”t’a’sya mukhapat’yan’ga ni’vran’gaka sama’vr’tam // 15
It should be associated with 8 frontals, upper storey, dado, finial and equal-sized
beams. It should be provided with 8 facades , pediments and eaves designed in
the cornices.