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

The catus’s’a’la’ buildings should be provided with essential members such as
entablature, neck, proportionated partitions, finial towers and such others. A main
building should be constructed in the middle with a width occupying 2 parts and a
length occupying 6 parts.
सर्वतोभद्रशालादि नेत्रयुक्तं समन्ततः।
मूलशालादि संयुक्ता पञ्चशाला दिवौकसाम्॥ ४
sarvatobhadra s’a’la’di netrayuktam samantatah /
mu’las’a’la’di samyukta’ pan’’cas’a’la’ divaukasa’m // 4
The four buildings in the border, formed in the pattern of sarvatobhadra, should be
provided with facades. The fifth one in the middle is called mu’la s’a’a’la’. Such type
of complex is fit for the deities.
षट्शालाले मध्यमे द्व्यंशं अङ्कणं परिकल्पयेत्।
तत्पार्श्वयोस्तु शाला द्वे द्विद्विभागे विशालके॥ ५
जात्याद्यायामसंयुक्तां षट्शालां परिकल्पयेत्।
s”at’s’a’le madhyame dvyams’am an’kan.am parikalpayet /
tatpa’rs’vayostu s’a’la’ dve dvidvibha’ge vis’a’lake // 5
ja’tya’dya’ya’ma samyukta’m s”at’s’a’la’m parikalpayet /
In the complex consisting of 6 main buildings(s”at’ s’a’la’), the courtyard should be
designed in the middle so as to occupy 2 parts. Two main buildings are to be constructed
on the two sides of the central courtyard, each one taking 2 parts for its width. (Four main
buildings in the border). This six-membered complex may be designed in various modes
such as jati and others based on the length.
सप्तशाला समश्रं तु नवधा परिकल्पयेत्॥ ६
एकेन मध्यशाला स्यादङ्कणं पार्श्वयोस्समम्।
तत्पार्श्वयोस्तथा शाला पार्श्वयोरङ्कणं भवेत्॥ ७
समन्तादेकभागेन शालानां स्याच्चतुष्टयम्।