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

caturas'ram adhis"t'ha'nam tadvat kandhara mastakam |
vasu ku't'am tatha' ni'd'am kos"t'hakam ca tathaiva ca ||          83
In the upper storeys, the width of the square aedicula(saushtika) should be maintained at one
part out of six parts of the width of the floor. The length of the elongated aedicula should be
twice this measure. The dwarf gallery should be of one part. Above this, the projection at the
middle should be of one part out of four parts of the width.Or, its width may be one, one and a
half or two modules. The base should be square. Likewise, the neck and the apex also should
be square. The square aedicula, elongated aedicula and niches – all these should be in the count
of eight.
ऊर्ध्वेऽष्टौ लम्बनीडास्स्युर्जल्स्थल समन्वितम्।
नासिकाद्यङ्ग संयुक्तं सर्वावयव संयुतम्॥ ८४
उन्नतौ कूटकोष्ठौ चेदन्तरप्रस्तरान्वितौ।
एवं गान्धारमत्रोक्तं अष्टाश्रं वा गलं शिरः॥ ८५
u'rdhve as"t'au lambani'd'a'ssyur jalasthala samanvitam |
na'sika'dyan'ga samyuktam sarva'vayava samyutam ||          84
unnatau ku't'akos"t'au ced antaraprastara'nvitau |
evam ga'ndha'ram atroktam as"t'a's'ram va'galam s'irah ||          85
Above this, there should be eight overhanging niches associated with gutter. It should be
provided with architectural members such as niches and others and with all essential parts.
If the square and elongated aediculae are with increased height, then there should a stereobate
between entablature and the aedicule above. The neck and the apex may be octagonal. Such
construction is called ‘Gandharam’.
तदेव वर्तुलं वेदिकन्धरं शिखरं यदि।
शेषं पूर्ववदुद्दिष्टं नाम्ना श्रीभोगमिष्यते॥ ८६
tadeva vartulam vedi kandharam s'ikharam yadi |
s'es"am pu'rvavaduttis"t'am na'mna' s'ri'bhogam is"yate ||          86