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

The same building gets altered into vikalpa mode when it is provided with a bigger
corridor and pent roof supported by consoles. The altered building may be with or
without portico. When the features of ja'ti, chanda and vikalpa are provided in the
building in a mixed way, the building is said to be in a'bha'sa mode.
नीचमानांशके द्व्यंशे नाङ्गणं परिकल्पयेत् ।
अंशेन परितोऽलिन्दं शालाव्यासो द्विभागतः ।। १८
उच्छ्रितं मुख्यगेहं स्याच्छालाशेषस्समा मताः ।
प्रागुक्तवदलङ्कुर्यान् नीचे जातिः प्रकीर्तिताः ।। १९
ni'cama'na'ms'ake dvayams'e na'n'kan.am parikalpayet /
ams'ena parito alindam s'a'la'vya'so dvibha'gatah // 18
ucchritam mukhyageham sya'c cha'la's's'es"a sama' mata'h /
praguktavad alan'kurya'n ni'ce jatij praki'rtita'h // 19
In the lower type of vardhama'na, the court should not be designed so as to occupy
two parts. Verandah should be built around with a width of one part. The width of
the main bulding should take two parts. The height of the principal main building
should be grater than that of other buildings. All other main buildings should be in
equal height.The building should be beautified with essential ornamental members
as explained earlier. Such building is said to be in ja'ti mode of the lower type of
vardhama'na.
तदेव परितोऽलिन्दं एकांशेन प्रकल्पयेत् ।
छन्द नाम्ना समुद्दिष्टं विश्वमन्यत्पुरोक्तवत् ।। २०
tadeva parito alindam eka'ms'ena prakalpayet /
chanda na'mna' samuddis"t'am vis'vam anyatpuroktavat // 20
When the same building is provided with a verandah all around occupying one part,
it gets altered into chanda mode. All other essential members are to be constructed
as detailed before.