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

eka'ms'a'vr'ta va'ram sya'd as"t'netra samanvitam /
dan.d'ika'va'ra samyuktam sarva'lan'ka'ra samyutam // 24
The corridor running around the building occupies one part. The building should be
provided with 8 facades and with a pent roof supported by consoles. It should be
furnished with all sorts of ornamental structures.
चतुष्षडङ्ग दीर्घं तु मध्ये शाला चतुष्टयम् ।
मुखपट्ट्यङ्गनेत्राङ्गं विस्तारे चायत्तौ क्रमात् ।। २५
catus"s"ad'an'ga di'rgham tu madhye s'a'la' catus"t'yam /
mukhapat'yan'ga netra'n'gam vista're ca'yatau krama't // 25
The four main buildings situated in the middle should be with the length of 4, 6
or 8 parts. Along the length and breadth of the buildings, pediments and gables should
be designed.
जात्याख्यं वर्धमानं स्याच्छन्दं स्यात्पृथुवारयुक्।
विकल्पं पृथुवारेण बाह्यवारेण संयुतम् ।। २६
दण्डिकावार संयुक्तं आभासं सर्वमिश्रितम् ।
ja'tya'khyam vardhama'nam sya'c chandam sya't pr'thuva'rayuk /
vikalpam pr'thu va'ren.a ba'hyava'ren.a samyutam // 26
dan.d'ka'va'ra samyuktam a'bha'sam sarvamis'ritam /
Such type of building is said to be in ja'ti mode. It gets altered into chanda mode
when it is provided with a bigger corridor. This building in chanda mode turns into
vikalpa mode when it is provided with a bigger corridor , outer gallery and pent roof
supported by cosoles. This vikalpa building turns into a'bha'sa mode when it is
provided with the features of ja'ti, chanda and vikalpa in a mixed way
उत्तम व्यासभागे तु द्विभागं मध्यमाङ्गणम् ।। २७
अंशेन परितो वारं मण्टपाकारमूर्ध्वतः ।
शालाव्यासे द्विभागेन परितोऽलिन्दवारके।। २८