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

ku't'akos"t'hakam ca ni'd'am ca'va'ntaraprastara'nvitam /
jalasthalam viha'yordhve ca's"t'a'ms'am saus"t'ikam bhavet //
tatha'dvigun.a s'a'la' sya't tayormadhye tu pan"jaram /
tadu'rdhve rasabha'ge tu ku't'a kos"t'ha'di pu'rvavat // 125
vijayasya tatha' proktam s'es"am u'rdhve tu yojayet /
ku't'a kos"t'ha'di sarva'n'gam pu'rvavat samkhyaya' viduh // 126
maha'ni'd'am dviras"t'a'ssyur na'mnaitad bhadraku't'kam /
This should be provided with square and elongated aediculae, niches and stereobate between
the entablature and upper aedicula. Leaving out the gutter, the portion above this should be
provided with saushtika so as to occupy 8 units. The length of the wagon-like structure(sala)
occupies 16 units. Between the sala and the saushtika, a cage-like niche should be provided.
Above this, the square and elongated aediculae and other structures should be provided
to cover a range of 6 parts. All other architectural members should be constructed in the
upper portions. The number of all structural parts such as square and elongated aediculae
and others should be in the same count as mentioned before. The number of the large
vestibules which are to be provided here is 16. Such construction is called 'Bhadrakutam'.
तदेवान्यदलङ्कारं कोष्ठमध्ये तु भद्रकम् ।। १२७
प्रतिग्रीवशिरोयुक्तं एतन्नाम्ना मनोहरम् ।
तदेवान्यदलङ्कारं वेदाश्रं कन्धरं शिरः ।। १२८
नाम्नावन्तिकं इत्युक्तं शम्भोर्मन्दिरमुत्तमम् ।
tadeva'nyadalan'ka'ram kos"t'hamadhye tu bhadrakam // 127
pratigri'va s'iroyuktam etanna'mna' manoharam /
tadeva'nyadalan'ka'ram veda's'ram kandharam s'irah // 128
na'mna'vantikam ityuktam s'ambhormandiram uttamam /
The same structure could be modified with a different embellishments. A projection should
be designed in the middle of the elongated aedicula. A string-course should be added to
the neck part. With such modifications, the same structiure becomes known as 'Manoharam'.
Even this structure could be further modified with different ornamental structures. The neck