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

and the finial also should be square. It should be provided with 4 square aediculae and 4
elongated aediculae. Above these, there should be 8 small nest-like structures. The super
structure designed in this way is called ‘Svastikam’.
तदेव सौष्टिकं निम्नमुन्नतं कोष्ठकं यदि ।। १७
अन्तरप्रस्तरोपेतं एतद्विपुलसुन्दरम् ।
tadeva saus"t'kam nimnamunnatam kos"t'hakam yadi // 17
antaraprastaropetam etadvipula sundaram /
If the same structure is provided with a saushtika in decreased height and elongated structure
in increased height, with a stereobate(between entablature and aediculae), then it becomes
known as ‘Vipulasundaram’.
अंशमंशत्रयं सत्रिपादांशं साङ्घ्रिभागिकम् ।। १८
भागत्रयवितस्त्यंघ्रिप्रस्तरं ग्रीवमस्तकम् ।
पादोदये दशांशे तु द्वितलादि विमानके ।। १९
अन्तरप्रस्तरोपेतं कूटशालान्तरमीरितम् ।
तदेव कोष्ठकं निम्नमुन्नतं सौष्ठिकं भवेत् ।। २०
अन्तरप्रस्तरोपेतं एतत्कैलासमुच्यते ।
amams'a trayam satripa'da'ms'am sa'n'ghrobha'gikam // 18
bha'gatraya vitastyantan'ghri prastaram gri'va mastakam /
pa'dodaye das'a'ms'e tu dvitala'di vima'nake // 19
antara prastaropetam ku't'as'a'la'ntaram i'ritam /
tadeva kos"t'hakam nimnamunnatam saus"t'ikam bhavet // 20
antaprastaropetam etatkaila'sam ucyate /
The pillars ,entablature, neck, finial and all such members should be built so as to be in the
proportionate measures of 1 part, 3 parts. 1 and one-third parts, one and one fourth parts, 3 parts,
one vitasti(half-hasta) in due order. Holding the height of the pillar to be of 10 parts, the two-
storeyed super structure and others should be designed so as to be associated with stereobate,