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

The pillar whose bottom is designed with square shape in greater measures and with sixteen sided
section above the square bottom is called pindapada. The pillar whose bottom is in square shape and
whose width is 2 hastas and which is furnished with lotus moulding at the bottom and the top is
called padmasana. The pillar which is provided with same featutres and whose remaining members
have been designed as desired by the architect comes to be known as mula padmasana. If the bottom
of the pillar is designed in the form of mortar and if that pillar is with a width of 2 hasta and a height
of 3 hastas and if it is eight-sided, that pillar is known as lukala padapa.
उदयं तु चतुर्भागस्सिंहव्यालेभभूतकैः ।। २५
नरनारियुतो मूले यथेष्टाकार संयुतः ।
उपरिष्टाच्च तन्नाम्ना पादाश्च बहवो मताः ।। २६
स्तम्भार्धं निष्क्रमः कुड्यादष्टाश्राणां विधीयते ।
त्रिभागैकं च वृत्तानां वेदाश्राणां तु पादतः ।। २७
udayam tu caturbha'gas simhavya'lebha bhu'takaih // 25
narana'ri'yuto mu'le yates''t'a'ka'ra samyutah /
uparis''t'a'cca tanna'mna' pada's'ca bahavo mata'h // 26
stambha'rdha nis''kramah kud'ya'das''t'a's'ra'n.a'm vidhi'yate /
tribha'kaikam ca vr'tta'na'm veda's'ra'n.a'm tu pa'datah // 27
The height of the pillar should be divided into 4 parts. The pillar should be furnished with the
depictions of lion, elephant, dwarf-forms, young man and young lady. Its base may designed
in the desired shape. The upper portion of the pillar should be octagonal, 12 sided or 16 sided
according to its name. Thus, pillars are said to be of various kinds. The pilaster should be
with a half projection from the wall. It should be octagonal at its middle. To the height of
one third, it should be circular and to the height of one fourth, it should be square.
कुम्भश्चतुर्विधः प्रोक्तः सपादस्सार्ध एव च।
पादोनद्विगुणश्चैव द्विगुणस्तून्नतिक्रमात् ।। २८
श्रीकान्तब्रह्मकान्तादि चन्द्रकान्ताः प्रकीर्तिताः ।
भानुकान्त इति प्रोक्तस्तदुच्चे तु नवांशके ।। २९