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

vihi'napas'cima dva'ram chandam atra vidhi'yate /
dvibha'gam an'kan.am madhye ma'rgam ams'ena kalpayet // 16
The same building turns into chanda mode when entrance is not provided in its
western side. In this chanda mode, courtyard occupies two parts and a passage
should be designed in the middle, occupying one part.
शालाव्यासो द्विभागेन द्वारमंशेन बाह्यके ।
चतुष्ट्यानां शालानां मध्यमध्योर्ध्व मस्तकम् ।। १७
s'a'la'vya'so dvibha'gena dva'ram ams'ena ba'hyake /
catus''t'ya'na'm s'a'la'na'm madhyamadhyordhva mastakam // 17
The width of the main buildings covers two parts and the entrance occupies one part
in the outside. For all the four main buildings, upper storeys should be provided
so as to be at their central grids one above the other.
पुरे पुरे भवेत्कूटं पक्षशालाननान्वितम् ।
चतुर्नेत्र समायुक्तं छन्दमानं प्रकीर्तितम् ।। १८
pure pure bhavetku't'am paks"as'a'la'nana'nvitam /
caturnetra sama'yuktam chandama'nam praki'rtitam // 18
In each storey, pinnacle structure should be designed. This chanda-mansion may be
without the two longer main buildings lying on the sides. Other buildings should be
provided with four facades. These are the special features of chanda mode.
तदेव व्रतवारं वा पृथुवारयुतं तु वा ।
सालिन्द चूलीहर्म्यं वा यथाशक्ति यथारुचि ।। १९
tadeva vratava'ram va' pr'thuva'rayutam tu va' /
sa'linda cu'liharmyam va' yatha's'akti yatha'ruci // 19