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

the pinnacle-tower and others . These should be equally interspaced. The elongated structure
should be in decreased height and saushtika in increased height. Above these should be one
stereobate. Such construction is called ‘Kailasa’.
तदेव वर्तुलं वेदिकन्धरं शिखरं भवेत् ।। २१
वसुकूटं चतुश्शालोपेतं पञ्जरभूषितम्।
कोष्ठकं निर्गममं मध्ये द्वित्रिदण्डेन सौष्टिकम्।। २२
समग्रीव शिरोयुक्तं कूटकोष्ठक संयुतम्।
नानाधिष्ठान संयुक्तं नाम्नैतत्पर्वतो भवेत्।। २३
tadeva vartulam vedi kandharam s'ikharam bhavet // 21
vasuku't'am catus's'a'lopetam pan"jara bhu's"itam /
kos"t"hakam nirgamam madhye dvitridan.d'ena saus"t'ikam //
samagri'va s'iroyuktam ku't'akos"t'haka samyutam /
na'na'dhis"t'ha'na samyuktam na'mnaitat parvato bhavet // 23
If the same structure is designed so that its stereobate, neck and finial are in circular form,
so that it is associated with 8 square structures, 4 wagon-like roof, ornamented with
cage-like niches, with elongated structure, projection in the middle , saushthika with
a measure of 2 or 3 modules and variously designed basements, it is called ‘Parvata’.
तदेव शिखरं दिक्षु चार्धकोष्ठक संयुतम्।
चतुरश्र शिरोयुक्तं चतुष्कूट समन्वितम्।। २४
नानाधिष्ठान संयुक्तं नाम्नैतत्स्वस्तिकं भवेत्।
tadeva s'ikaram diks"u ca'rdha kos"t'haka samyutam /
caturas'ra s'iroyuktam catus"ku't' samanvitam // 24
na'na'dhis"t'ha'na samyuktam na'naitat svastikam bhavet /
If the same structure is provided with spire, half-projected elongated structure in all the four
directions, four-sided finial, four square structures and variously designed basements, it is
called ‘Svastikam’.