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

khet'a'dau parames'asya brahmastha'ne as"t'diks"u va' // 137
bahirva's"t'a'su kas"t'ha'su kud'ya'ntarva bahis"kr'tam /
etes"a'm antara'le va' pra'sa'dam kartum a'rabhet // 138
Among the edifices fit for the divive beings, nagara and others are considered to be
superior. The experts should commence the construction of fitting edifices in the
village, town, city,capital city(rajadhani), settlements such as kheta and others, in
the brahma sthana of the Supreme Lord or in all the eight directions. Leaving out
the area between the outer boundary running in all the eight directions and the rampant
wall, the experts may proceed to construct the recommended buildings. They may
construct the buildings in between the locations mentioned above.
उत्तरे नागरं कुर्याद्वायौ वैशानदेशके ।
दक्षिणे द्रामिडं कुर्याद्वह्नौ वा नैर्ऋतेऽपि वा ।। १३९
पूर्वस्मिन् पश्चिमे वापि वेसरं हर्म्यमाचरेत् ।
सोमपार्श्वद्वये तद्वद्यमपार्श्वे यमोक्तिवत् ।। १४०
इन्द्रस्य पार्श्वयोस्तद्वद्वारुणोभयतस्तथा ।
धामान्येतानि सर्वाणि द्रामिडानि भवन्ति हि ।। १४१
uttare na'garam kurya'd va'yau vais'a'na des'ake /
daks"in.e dra'mid'am kurya'd vahnau va' nairr'te api va' // 139
pu'rvasmin pas'cime va'pi vesaram harmyam a'caret /
somapa'rs'va dvaye tadvad yamapa'rs've yamoktivat // 140
indrasya pa'rs'vayostadvad va'run.bhayatastatha' /
dha'ma'nyeta'ni sarva'n.i dra'mid'a'ni bhavanti hi // 141
The nagara style of building should be constructed in the north. north-west and north-east.
The dravida building should be built in the south, south-east and south-west. The veasra
building may be built in the east or west. Along the two sides of north-south line (soma
sutra) in the north segment, the two sides of south-north line(yama sutra) in the southern
segment, two sides of east-west line in the east segment and the two sides of west-east line
in the western segment, buildings may be constructed. All such buildingscome under the
style of dravida.