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

पञ्चहस्तं समारभ्य व्योमहस्त विवृद्धितः॥ ३४
एकत्रिंशत्करान्तं तु विस्तारस्तस्य संमतः।
विस्तारपाद वृद्ध्या तु यावद्वेदगुणं भवेत्॥ ३५
आयामं कल्पयेत् तस्य विस्तारे भित्तिरुच्यते।
वह्निभित्तिं समारभ्य व्योमभित्ति विवर्धनात्॥ ३६
विश्वभित्त्यवसानं तु विस्तारे भित्तयो मताः।
pañcahastaṁ samārabhya vyomahasta vivṛddhitaḥ|| 34
ekatriṁśatkarāntaṁ tu vistārastasya saṁmataḥ|
vistārapāda vṛddhyā tu yāvadvedaguṇaṁ bhavet|| 35
āyāmaṁ kalpayet tasya vistāre bhittirucyate|
vahnibhittiṁ samārabhya vyomabhitti vivardhanāt|| 36
viśvabhittyavasānaṁ tu vistāre bhittayo matāḥ|
The width of such sabha-structure may be from 5 hastas to 31 hastas, the increasing of the width
being one hasta each time successively. Increasing the accepted width by one fourth of a hasta
each time, its length may be from five and one fourth hastas to 20 hastas. The wall should be
on its width side. Such walls along the width may be from 3 to 13, increasing the number of the
walls by one each time.
विस्तारभित्ति वसुधां कृत्वाऽर्धार्ध विवर्धनात्॥ ३७
विस्ताराद्ध्यर्ध मानान्तास् समान द्वार भित्तयः।
युग्मभित्तिषु मध्यस्थ पादानामोज विस्तरः॥ ३८
तन्मानं वर्धयेन्मध्ये पार्श्व भित्तिषु हासयेत्।
ओजभित्तिषु मध्यस्थ पदश्रेणिद्वयं तु वा॥ ३९
त्यजेत्तस्य समन्तात्तु द्वारं कुर्याद्यथाविधि।
मूलभित्तिप्रमाणेन पादं वार्थ त्रिपादकम्॥ ४०

द्वारमानं समाख्यातं तत्पादान् युक्तितो नयेत्।
मूलपादाच्च द्वारस्थाः पादा ये संस्थितास्त्विह॥ ४१
vistārabhitti vasudhāṁ kṛtvārdhārdha vivardhanāt|| 37
vistārārdhyardha mānāntās samāna dvāra bhittayaḥ|
yugmabhittiṣu madhyastha pādānāmoja vistaraḥ|| 38
tanmānaṁ vardhayenmadhye pārśva bhittiṣu hrāsayet|
ojabhittiṣu madhyastha padaśreṇidvayaṁ tu vā|| 39
tyajettasya samantāttu dvāraṁ kuryādyathāvidhi|
mūlabhittipramāṇena pādaṁ vārdha tripādakam|| 40
dvāramānaṁ samākhyātaṁ tatpādān yuktito nayet|
mūlapādācca dvārasthāḥ pādā ye saṁsthitāstviha|| 41
The length of the wall lying along the width should be divided into 8 equal parts and each
part should be increased by half unit each time. Calculated in this way, the length of the
walls linked to the entrances should be taken as one and a half of the previous length and
such walls should be with equal height. The width of the pillars in between the two walls
should be in odd units. The measures of these pillars in the middle may be increased by
decreasing the measures of the side walls. Or, the row of the pillars may be in even number
in between the odd number of the walls. To maintain the harmony between the odd number
and even number, one row should be left out all around the pavilion and the entrance should
be designed according to the prescribed directions. The length of the entrance may be
one fourth, one half or three fourth of the entrance provided in the wall of the main shrine.
The pillars associated with this should be designed according to the well-planned scheme.
तत्तत्पादविशालेन बहिरन्तर्निवेशिताः।
स्वस्वस्थानगता वापि विधातव्या विचक्षणैः॥ ४२
सभादिमध्यगं रङ्गस्थानं देवासनं तु वा।
एतेषामपि सर्वेषां प्रोक्षणं त्वधुनोच्यते॥ ४३
tattatpādaviśālena bahirantarniveśitāḥ|
svasvasthānagatā vāpi vidhātavyā vicakṣaṇaiḥ|| 42

sabhādimadhyagaṁ raṅgasthānaṁ devāsanaṁ tu vā|
eteṣāmapi sarveṣāṁ prokṣaṇaṁ tvadhunocyate|| 43
According to the width of each pillar, all the pillars should be arrayed in the outer and the
inner rows. Or, these pillars may be aligned by the experts as compatible to the grid occupied by
each pillar. At the center of the sabha, there should be a dais or a well-designed pedestal
for placing the adorned image of the Deities. Now, the process of consecration for all
these pavilions is explained.
कृत्वाङ्कुरार्पणं पूर्वं पुण्याहप्रोक्षणं तथा।
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वादौ तदुच्छिष्टं विवर्जयेत्॥ ४४
पुण्याहं च पुनः कृत्वा पञ्चगव्येन सेचयेत्।
वास्तुहोमं ततः कृत्वा पर्यग्निकरणं नयेत्॥ ४५
kṛtvāṅkurārpaṇaṁ pūrvaṁ puṇyāhaprokṣaṇaṁ tathā|
brāhmaṇān bhojayitvādau taducchiṣṭaṁ vivarjayet|| 44
puṇyāhaṁ ca punaḥ kṛtvā pañcagavyena secayet|
vāstuhomaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā paryagnikaraṇaṁ nayet|| 45
Having performed the offering of fresh sprouts at the outset, the Acharya should declare the
auspiciousness and fitness of the time(punyaha vacana) and sprinkle the consecrated water
over the ground. Then he should arrange for the feeding of brahmins well versed in the Vedas
and dispose the remnants thereof. Once again he should perform the ritual known as ‘punyaha
vacana’ and sprinkle the drops of the mixture of five substances got from the cows. Then he
should give oblations for the vastu Deities and perform the specific ritual known as ‘paryagni
karana’ (dragging the burning effigy which personifies the negative and evil forces in
clockwise direction, around the pavilion).
मण्डपं भूषयित्वा तु गन्धाद्यैरर्चयेद्गुरुः।
निवृत्यादि कलान् न्यस्त्वा मध्यस्तम्भ चतुष्टये॥ ४६
कौतुकं बन्धयेदग्निकोणभागेऽथ बन्धयेत्।
वस्त्रैरस्त्रेण चावेष्ट्य मालाद्यैर्भूषयेत्ततः॥ ४७
गन्धाद्यैः पुनरभ्यर्च्य तत्त्व तत्त्वेश्वरान्वितान्।

मूर्ति मूर्तीश्वरान् न्यस्त्वा मध्यमे मण्डपस्य तु॥ ४८
स्थण्डिलं शालिभिः कृत्वा वसुद्रोणादि मानतः।
तण्डुलैस्तिल लाजैश्च दर्भैः पुष्पैः परिस्तरेत्॥ ४९
maṇḍapaṁ bhūṣayitvā tu gandhādyairarcayedguruḥ|
nivṛtyādi kalān nyastvā madhyastambha catuṣṭaye|| 46
kautukaṁ bandhayedagnikoṇabhāge'tha bandhayet|
vastrairastreṇa cāveṣṭya mālādyairbhūṣayettataḥ|| 47
gandhādyaiḥ punarabhyarcya tattva tattveśvarānvitān|
mūrti mūrtīśvarān nyastvā madhyame maṇḍapasya tu|| 48
sthaṇḍilaṁ śālibhiḥ kṛtvā vasudroṇādi mānataḥ|
taṇḍulaistila lājaiśca darbhaiḥ puṣpaiḥ paristaret|| 49
Having decorated the pavilion with garlands of flowers and darbhas, the Acharya should
identify the nivrutti and other kalas with the four pillars in the middle of the pavilion and
the santyatita kala with the roof and worship the pavilion with sandal, flowers and other
paraphernalia. Then he should tie up the protective band of thread on the pillar erected in
the south-east portion of the pavilion. Having covered the pillars with new clothes with the
accompaniment of astra mantra, he should adorn them with flower garlands and other materials.
Once again he should worship them with sandal, flowers and other such materials. Then
he should do the nyasa of the tattvas, tattvesvaras, murtis and murtisvaras . Upon the altar
built in the middle of the pavilion, the Acharya should design a raised platform(sthandila)
by making use of 8 dronas of paddy grains, 4 dronas of rice and 2 dronas of sesame and
parched paddy grains. Then he should strew the darbhas and flowers over the sthandila.
मध्यमे शिवकुम्भं तु निवृत्यादि कलान्वितम्।
तद्वामे वर्धनी तस्यां देवीमावाह्य भक्तितः॥ ५०
चतुष्कुम्भं तु संस्थाप्य हेमवस्त्रादि संयुतम्।
धर्मं ज्ञानं च वैराग्यं ऐश्वर्यं तेषु वह्नितः॥ ५१
पूजयेद्गन्ध पुष्पाद्यैः नैवेद्यान्तैः पृथक् पृथक्।

madhyame śivakumbhaṁ tu nivṛtyādi kalānvitam|
tadvāme vardhanī tasyāṁ devīmāvāhya bhaktitaḥ|| 50
catuṣkumbhaṁ tu saṁsthāpya hemavastrādi saṁyutam|
dharmaṁ jñānaṁ ca vairāgyaṁ aiśvaryaṁ teṣu vahnitaḥ|| 51
pūjayedgandha puṣpādyaiḥ naivedyāntaiḥ pṛthak pṛthak|
Then the Acharya should place the siva kumbha associted with the four kalas – nivrutti, pratishta,
vidya and santi- at the center of the sthandila. He should place the Sakti kumbha on the left
side of the siva kumbha(vardhani) and being devoted whole heartedly to Sakti he should invoke
the presence of Sakti in this vessel. Then he should place four kumbhas, each of them covered
with new cloth and depositted with gold plate or coin, in the south-east, south-west, north-west
and north-east. He should invoke the presence of dharma, jnana, vairagya and aisvarya in all
the four kumbhas starting from the south-east. Then he should worship each kumbha separately
with sandal, flowers and other materials and present various offerings up to the offering of
cooked rice and other eatables.
ततः शिवाग्निं संस्थाप्य समिदाज्यान्न लाजकैः॥ ५२
शतसंख्यं तदर्थं वा शिवाद्यैः होममाचरेत्।
प्रधानेन शिवेनाङ्गैः पूर्वदिक्स्थण्डिले मताः॥ ५३
धर्माद्यैर्हृदयाद्यैर्वा होमस्स्यादग्निकोणतः।
तत्त्वाद्यैश्च ततो हुत्वा पूर्णाहुतिं अथाचरेत्॥ ५४
tataḥ śivāgniṁ saṁsthāpya samidājyānna lājakaiḥ|| 52
śatasaṁkhyaṁ tadardhaṁ vā śivādyaiḥ homamācaret|
pradhānena śivenāṅgaiḥ pūrvadiksthaṇḍile matāḥ|| 53
dharmādyairhṛdayādyairvā homassyādagnikoṇataḥ|
tattvādyaiśca tato hutvā pūrṇāhutiṁ athācaret|| 54
Then he should install the siva-fire in the principal fire-pit and offer the oblations with the
recommended faggots, clarified butter, cooked rice, parched paddy and others. He should
offer these oblations for 100 or 50 times with the recital of mula mantra and samhita mantras.
In the principal fire-pit set in the east, the oblations should be given with the accompaniment
of Siva mantra and Anga mantras. In the fire-pits set in the south-east and other corners,

oblations for dharma, jnana, vairagya and aisvarya should be given with accompaniment of
hrudaya and other anga mantras. Having offered oblations for the tattvas, tattvesvaras and
others, the Acharya should offer the consummate oblation(purna ahuti).
प्रभातेऽथ गुरुस्नात्वा मूर्तिपैश्च समन्वितः।
नववस्त्रधृगुष्णीषी सोत्तरीयस्समालकः॥ ५५
संप्राप्त दक्षिणो मूर्तिधारदैवज्ञ शिल्पिभिः।
सुमुहूर्ते सुलग्ने तु मन्त्रन्यासं समारभेत्॥ ५६
prabhāte'tha gurusnātvā mūrtipaiśca samanvitaḥ|
navavastradhṛguṣṇīṣī sottarīyassamālakaḥ|| 55
saṁprāpta dakṣiṇo mūrtidhāradaivajña śilpibhiḥ|
sumuhūrte sulagne tu mantranyāsaṁ samārabhet|| 56
In the next early morning, the Acharya should take the ceremonial bath along with the
assisting priests and adorn himself with new clothes, turban, upper garment and garlands.
Being fully satisfied with the sacrificial fees offered to him and to the assiting priests, astrologist,
and the Silpi, Acharya should commence the perforamance of mantra-nyasa exactly in the
ascertained auspicious muhurta and lagna.
मण्डपं वेदगात्रं च कुम्भानग्निं च योजयेत्।
प्रायश्चित्तं अघोरेण कृत्वा पूर्णां समाचरेत्॥ ५७
शिवमण्डप देहे तु वस्त्वाधारे मनोन्मनीम्।
न्यस्त्वा तदद्भिरस्संप्रोक्ष्य गन्धपुष्पादिभिरर्चयेत्॥ ५८
नैवेद्यान्ते गुरुर्मन्त्री हृदयेन तु मन्त्रतः।
एवमेव सभादीनां विधेयं प्रोक्षणं बुधाः॥ ५९
एवम् यः कुरुते मर्त्यस्सोऽनिष्टैर्विप्रयुज्यते॥ ६०
maṇḍapaṁ vedagātraṁ ca kumbhānagniṁ ca yojayet|
prāyaścittaṁ aghoreṇa kṛtvā pūrṇāṁ samācaret|| 57

śivamaṇḍapa dehe tu vastvādhāre manonmanīm|
nyastvā tadadhissaṁprokṣya gandhapuṣpādibhirarcayet|| 58
naivedyānte gururmantrī hṛdayena tu mantrataḥ|
evameva sabhādīnāṁ vidheyaṁ prokṣaṇaṁ budhāḥ|| 59
evaṁ yaḥ kurute martyasso'niṣṭairviprayujyate|| 60
Such mantra-nyasa should be done for the mandapa, four pillars, kumbha and the fire. The
Acharya should then perform the expiatory rites and offer the oblations with the recital of
aghora mantra for 108 times and finally offer the consummate oblation. He should unite
the siva-deha with the mandapa and manonmani with the base of the pavilion. Having
poured the consecrated water contained in the siva kumbha over the mandapa and the
consecrtaed water contained in the sakthi kumbha over the base, the Acharya should worship
the mandapa and the base with sandal, flowers and other materials. The Guru who has
identified himself with the mantra should submit all the offerings up to the cooked rice to
the mandapa and the base with the accompaniment of hrudya mantra. Such consecration should
be performed for sabha and other constructions in the same way. A person who devotedly
arranges for such consecration to take place in the order precribled here gets stabilized without
being affected by the events and fruits not desired by him.
॥ इति कामिकाख्ये महातन्त्रे मण्डपस्थापनविधिः सप्ततितमः पटलः॥
|| iti kāmikākhye mahātantre maṇḍapasthāpanavidhiḥ saptatitamaḥ paṭalaḥ||
This is the 70ᵗʰ chapter titled “ Directions for the Consecration of Pavilions” in the Great Tantra called Kamika

७१ प्राकार लक्षण विधिः
71 prākāra lakṣaṇa vidhiḥ
71 Characteristics of the Temple Enclosures
अथ वक्ष्ये विशेषेण प्राकाराणां तु लक्षणम्।
प्रासादस्य विशालार्धं दण्डमित्यभिधीयते॥ १
एकद्वित्रिचतुष्पञ्च दण्डैर्मध्यात् समन्ततः।
एकप्राकारक्लृप्तिस्तु पञ्चधा परिकीर्तिता॥ २
atha vakṣye viśeṣeṇa prākārāṇāṁ tu lakṣaṇam|
prāsādasya viśālārdhaṁ daṇḍamityabhidhīyate|| 1
ekadvitricatuṣpañca daṇḍairmadhyāt samantataḥ|
ekaprākārakḷptistu pañcadhā parikīrtitā|| 2
Now, with all the specific details I will tell you the characteristics of the enclosures. Half the
width of the temple is considered to be one pole(danda) for the purpose of calculating the
proportionate measurements. With an interspace of one, two, three, four and five poles from the
central shrine , a single enclosure may be constructed. Thus, a single enclosure gets formed in
five different ways.(interspace means the distance between the wall of the main shrine and the
wall of the first enclosure)
मूलालय विशाले तु त्रिधा भक्ते पदं भवेत्।
तेन भागेन तद्बाह्ये द्विगुणं त्रिगुणं तु वा॥ ३
त्रिचतुर्गुणं चापि चतुष्पञ्चगुणं तु वा।
पञ्चषड्गुणमिष्टं च प्राकारद्वय कल्पनम्॥ ४
एवं चतुर्विधं प्रोक्तं त्रिप्राकारस्तु कथ्यते।

mūlālaya viśāle tu tridhā bhakte padaṁ bhavet|
tena bhāgena tadbāhye dviguṇaṁ triguṇaṁ tu vā|| 3
tricaturguṇkaṁ cāpi catuṣpañcaguṇaṁ tu vā|
pañcaṣaḍguṇamiṣṭaṁ ca prākāradvaya kalpanam|| 4
evaṁ caturvidhaṁ proktaṁ triprākārastu kathyate|
If the width of the main temple is divided into three equal parts, one part is considered to be
one grid(pada). Keeping the pada as the basic unit, the interspcae of the first enclosure should be
held to be 2 padas and the that of the second enclosure to be 3 padas from the first enclosure.
In an increasing pattern, interspace of the first enclosure 3 padas and that of the second enclosure
4 padas. Interspace of the first enclosure 4 padas and that of the second enclosure 5 padas. The
interspace of the first enclosure 5 padas and that of the second enclosure 6 padas. In this way,
two enclosures may be formed with four different sets of interspace. Next, the designing of the
three enclosure is explained.
प्रासादस्य चतुर्भागे यस्तु दण्डमिहोच्यते॥ ५
तस्य द्वित्रिचतुर्भागैः त्रिचतुष्पञ्चभिस्तथा।
चतुष्पञ्च षडंशैस्तु पञ्चषट्सप्तभिस्तथा॥ ६
षट्सप्ताष्टभिरुद्दिष्टं त्रिप्राकार प्रमाणकम्।
पञ्चधा कथितं वेद प्राकारं शृणुत द्विजाः॥ ७
prāsādasya caturbhāge yastu daṇḍamihocyate|| 5
tasya dvitricaturbhāgaiḥ tricatuṣpañcabhistathā|
catuṣpañca ṣaḍaṁśaistu pañcaṣaṭsaptabhistathā|| 6
ṣaṭsaptāṣṭabhiruddiṣṭaṁ triprākāra pramāṇakam|
pañcadhā kathitaṁ veda prākāraṁ śṛṇuta dvijāḥ|| 7
If the width of the temple is divided into 4 equal parts, one part is considered to be one pole
(danda). The interspace of the first, the second and the third enclosure may be 2, 3 and 4 poles
respectively; or, 3,4 and 5 poles; or, 4, 5 and 6 poles; or 5, 6 and 7 poles; or 6, 7 and 8 poles.
In this way, three enclosures are formed with 5 different sets of interspace. O, the twice-born
Sages!, now listen to the designing of four enclosures.

त्रिप्राकारस्य बाह्ये तु एकैकाङ्गुल वर्धनात्।
नवभागावसानं तु समन्तात्परिवर्धयेत्॥ ८
एवं पञ्चविधं प्रोक्तं चतुष्प्राकार मानकम्।
एवं चतुष्प्राकारोऽपि प्रासादस्य विशालकम्॥ ९
समस्तं चार्धमानं च त्रिचतुर्भाग मानकम्।
दण्डार्धं योजयेद्धीमान् हस्तमानेन चोच्यते॥ १०
triprākārasya bāhye tu ekaikāṅgula vardhanāt|
navabhāgāvasānaṁ tu samantātparivardhayet|| 8
evaṁ pañcavidhaṁ proktaṁ catuṣprākāra mānakam|
evaṁ catuṣprākāro'pi prāsādasya viśālakam|| 9
samastaṁ cārdhamānaṁ ca tricaturbhāga mānakam|
daṇḍārdhaṁ yojayeddhīmān hastamānena cocyate|| 10
On adding one pole to each set of the three interspaces mentioned for the three enclosures to
reach the maximum of 9 poles, five different sets of interspace for the four enclosures are
obtained. 2, 3, 4 and 5 poles; 3, 4, 5 and 6 poles; 4, 5, 6 and 7 poles; 5, 6, 7 and 8 poles; 6, 7, 8
and 9 poles. In this way, the proportionate measures of the four enclosures are obtained in 5
different ways. All of these four enclosures are based on the width of the main temple. All such
enclosures may be with an interspace arrived in terms of half part, three parts, four parts or half
of a pole. The interspace is to be determined in this way by the experts. Now, the interspace of
the enclosures based on the hasta-unit is explained.
द्विहस्तादेकवृद्ध्या तु नवहस्तावसानकम्।
एक प्राकारमानं तु क्षुद्राणां अष्टधा मतम्॥ ११
dvihastādekavṛddhyā tu navahastāvasānakam|
eka prākāramānaṁ tu kṣudrāṇāṁ aṣṭadhā matam|| 11
Starting from 2 hastas and increasing by one hasta each time so as to reach up to 9 hastas,
eight different interspaces are obtained for a single enclosure applicable to a small temple.

द्विहस्तं च त्रिहस्तं च त्रिचतुर्हस्तमेव वा।
चतुष्पञ्चकरं चैव पञ्चषट्करमेव च॥ १२
षट्सप्ताष्टकरं चैव अष्टनन्दं तथैव च।
नन्द दीर्घाष्टकं चैव द्विप्राकार प्रमाणकम्॥ १३
अस्मादेक करर्द्ध्या तु रुद्र हस्तान्तमेव च।
त्रिप्राकार प्रमाणं तु वेद प्राकारकं तथा॥ १४
एकैक हस्त वृद्ध्य तु रविहस्तावसानकम्।
चतुष्प्राकार मानं तु क्षुद्रादीनां प्रकीर्तितम्॥ १५
dvihastaṁ ca trihastaṁ ca tricaturhastameva vā|
catuṣpañcakaraṁ caiva pañcaṣaṭkarameva ca|| 12
ṣaṭsaptāṣṭakaraṁ caiva aṣṭanandaṁ tathaiva ca|
nanda dīrghāṣṭakaṁ caiva dviprākāra pramāṇakam|| 13
asmādeka kararddhyā tu rudra hastāntameva ca|
triprākāra pramāṇaṁ tu veda prākārakaṁ tathā | | 14
ekaika hasta vṛddhya tu ravihastāvasānakam|
catuṣprākāra mānaṁ tu kṣudrādīnāṁ prakīrtitam|| 15
2 hastas, 3 hastas; 3 hastas, 4 hastas; 4 hastas, 5 hastas; 5 hastas, 6 hastas; 6 hastas, 7 hastas;
7 hastas, 8 hastas; 8 hastas, 9 hastas; 9 hastas, 10 hastas – these are the interspaces for the second
enclosure, obtained in 8 sets. 2, 3 and 4 hastas; 3, 4 and 5 hastas; 4, 5 and 6 hastas; 5, 6 and 7
hastas; 6, 7 and 8 hastas; 7, 8 and 9 hastas; 8, 9 and 10 hastas; 9, 10 and 11 hastas – in this way
eight different sets of interspaces are obtained for the three enclosures. Similarly, eight different
sets of interspaces are obtained for the four enclosures. 2, 3, 4 and 5 hastas; 3, 4, 5 and 6 hastas;
4, 5, 6 and 7 hastas; 5, 6, 7 and 8 hastas; 6, 7, 8 and 9 hastas; 7, 8, 9 and 10 hastas; 8, 9, 10 and
11 hastas; 9, 10, 11 and 12 hastas – these are the 8 sets of interspaces obtained for the four
enclosures.
जातिच्छन्द विकल्पाभासादीनां तु समीरितम्।
नियमो विद्यते नैव प्रासादं सार्वदेशिके॥ १६

जातौ जातिकराणां तु अन्यस्यापि च सद्मनः।
अर्धत्र्यंश चतुर्भागैः द्विभागैश्च क्रमेण तु॥ १७
सममार्गानुमार्गाभ्यां नागरादौ नियुज्यते।
प्रासादस्य विशालेन सपादेन समेन च॥ १८
पादोनेन विशालेन महामार्गार्हकं तु वा।
कल्पयेद्धस्तमानेऽपि प्रागुक्त विधिना सह॥ १९
jāticchanda vikalpābhāsādīnāṁ tu samīritam|
niyamo vidyate naiva prāsādaṁ sārvadeśike|| 16
jātau jātikaraṇāṁ tu anyasyāpi ca sadmanaḥ|
ardhatryaṁśa caturbhāgaiḥ dvibhāgaiśca krameṇa tu|| 17
samamārgānumārgābhyāṁ nāgarādau niyujyate|
prāsādasya viśālena sapādena samena ca|| 18
pādonena viśālena mahāmārgārhakaṁ tu vā|
kalpayeddhastamāne'pi prāgukta vidhinā saha|| 19
This scheme of proportionate measures is applicable to the jati, chanda, vikalpa and abhasa
categories of temples. But this orderly scheme need not be observed for the sarvadesika category
of the temple. For the jati category, the hasta-unit belonging to the jati type should be taken.
Similarly for the temples of all other categories, the applicable hasta-unit should be used. Half
part, one out of three parts, one out of four parts, 2 parts – in this way, the interspace of the four
enclosures could be obtained for the sama marga and anu marga temples belonging to the nagara
and other kinds. For the maha marga temple belonging to the nagara and other kinds, the width
of the temple, one and one fourh of this width or three fourth of this width may be taken as
the basic for arriving at the sets of interspace of the enclosures. Or, the enclosures for these
temples may be designed based on the hasta-unit as explained before.
अयं विभागो नास्त्येव प्रासादे सार्वदेशिके।
पञ्चषण्मुनिसालेऽपि चाष्टनन्द वृत्तौ तथा॥ २०
हस्तैः पादैः समन्तात्तु वर्धयेत्पूर्व मानतः।

ayaṁ vibhāgo nāstyeva prāsāde sārvadeśike।
pañcaṣaṇmunisāle'pi cāṣṭananda vṛtau tathā॥ 20
hastaiḥ pādaiḥ samantāttu vardhayetpūrva mānataḥ।
This scheme of proportioning is not applicable to the temples belonging to the sarvadesika type.
Even for the five, six, seven, eight and nine enclosures, the interspace of each enclosure may be
obtained by hasta and pada units and by adding one unit to the previous set of unit.
समं तु चतुरश्रं तत्पूर्वं कृत्वा ततः परम्॥ २१
कल्पयेत्तु मुखायामं देवस्याभिमुखं यथा।
पृष्ठे वा कल्पयेत्पार्श्वे पुरातन विमानके॥ २२
नूतने वा प्रकर्तव्यं स्थानसंकट संयुते।
samaṁ tu caturaśraṁ tatpūrvaṁ kṛtvā tataḥ param॥ 21
kalpayettu mukhāyāmaṁ devasyābhimukhaṁ yathā।
pṛṣṭhe vā kalpayetpārśve purātana vimānake॥ 22
nūtane vā prakartavyaṁ sthānasaṁkaṭa saṁyute।
First, the enclosure should be designed to be with equal sides so as to be in the form of square.
Then, the rectangular enclosure should be designed so as to be in front of the main shrine. In
the case of old temple, such rectangular exitension may be in the back side or in the left or
right side of the temple. Rectangular enclosure should be provided even for the newly built
temple if it is associated with multiple sub-shrines.
एकहस्तं समारभ्य हस्तैकैक विवृद्धितः॥ २३
एकादश करान्तं तु प्रागुक्तात्तु विशालकम्।
वर्धयेद्वासयेत्वापि यावदिष्टप्रपूरणम्॥ २४
पृष्ठे वापि मुखे वापि पार्श्वयोरुभयोस्तु वा।
एकपार्श्वेऽथवा कुर्यान् मुखायामे प्रकल्पयेत्॥ २५

ekahastaṁ samārabhya hastaikaika vivṛddhitaḥ|| 23
ekādaśa karāntaṁ tu prāguktāttu viśālakam|
vardhayeddhrāsayetvāpi yāvadiṣṭaprapūraṇam|| 24
pṛṣṭhe vāpi mukhe vāpi pārśvayorubhayostu vā|
ekapārśve'thavā kuryān mukhāyāme prakalpayet|| 25
Based on the width of the temple as said before, the interspace should be from one hasta to
eleven hastas, increasing the unit by one hasta each time. This measure may be increasd or
decreased proportinately until the desired interspace is fully arrived. Either in the back side,
front side or on the two sides or on any one side, the rectangular projection of the enclosure
may be designed.
पादाधिकं अथाध्यर्धं पादोनद्विगुणं तु वा।
द्विगुणं द्विगुणार्धं वा त्रिगुणं च चतुर्गुणं॥ २६
द्विहस्तं तु समारभ्य द्विद्विहस्त विवर्धनात्।
यावत्पञ्चगुणं तारं मुखायामं प्रकल्पयेत्॥ २७
pādādhikaṁ athādhyardhaṁ pādonadviguṇaṁ tu vā|
dviguṇaṁ dviguṇārdhaṁ vā triguṇaṁ ca caturguṇam|| 26
dvihastaṁ tu samārabhya dvidvihasta vivardhanāt|
yāvatpañcaguṇaṁ tāraṁ mukhāyāme prakalpayet|| 27
Above one fourth, one and a half, one and three fourth, two times, two and a half times, three
times and four times the chosen basic unit may be taken for deciding the length of the
enclosure. The length of the rectangular enclosure may be extended from 2 hastas to 10 hastas,
increasing the unit by 2 hastas each time.
भित्त्यन्तराल मानं वा भित्तिबाह्यं अथापि वा।
भित्तिमध्यं तु वा कुर्यात् प्राकाराणां प्रमाणकम्॥ २८

bhittyantarāla mānaṁ vā bhittibāhyaṁ athāpi vā।
bhittimadhyaṁ tu vā kuryāt prākārāṇāṁ pramāṇakam॥ 28
The interspace of the enclosures may be measured between the interior face of the enclosing
walls, exterior face of the enclosing walls or between the central line of the enclosing walls.
आयादिषट्क सिद्ध्यर्थं वृद्धिं हानिं च हस्तकैः।
कल्पयेत्पादमार्गेण प्राकारस्य प्रकल्पने॥ २९
सच्छिन्नहस्तप्रासादे छिन्नहस्तस्य लोपनम्।
पूरणं वा प्रकर्तव्यं हस्तमानवशेऽपि च॥ ३०
देवानां एतदुक्तं तु नराणां स्यात्खलूरिका।
तदुक्तमात्रं संग्राह्य मात्रोक्तं तत्र योजयेत्॥ ३१
āyādiṣaṭka siddhyarthaṁ vṛddhiṁ hāniṁ ca hastakaiḥ।
kalpayetpādamārgeṇa prākārasya prakalpane॥ 29
sacchinnahastaprāsāde chinnahastasya lopanam।
pūraṇaṁ vā prakartavyaṁ hastamānavaśe'pi ca॥ 30
devānāṁ etaduktaṁ tu narāṇāṁ syātkhalūrikā।
taduktamātraṁ saṁgrāhya mātroktaṁ tatra yojayet॥ 31
In order to make sure of the auspiciousness of aya and other factors, either increase or reduction
may be done in terms of hasta-units. Or, in the case of designing the enclosures, such increase
or reduction may be done in terms of pada(division of the width). In a temple where the
fractions of hasta-unit have been applied, reduction may be in terms of same fractions of the
hasta, taken previously. Or, in view of the hasta-based adjustments, the fractions of hasta should
be set right so as to have undivided hasta. Such prescriptions are applicable to the edifices
meant for the Deities. In the case of enclosure-buiding around the house meant for the humans,
the sthapti should adopt the unit-measure applied to that previously and work on the reduction
or increase, aplying the same unit-measure.
आयं वसुगुणं कृत्वा सप्तविंशतिभिर्हरेत्।
शेषं ऋक्षं तु विस्तारात् सकलाद्धाथ कल्पयेत्॥ ३२

उक्तादेकमथवाष्ट गुणितं भानुभिर्भजेत्।
आयं त्रिगुणितं दिग्भिर्मनुभिर्विभजेत् ततः॥ ३३
व्ययस्तु कथितश्शास्त्रैः द्विगुणं वसुभिहरेत्।
ध्वजादि योनयः प्रोक्ताः पर्यन्त त्रिंशतो भजेत्॥ ३४
तिथिश्च कथिता वारो मुनिभिर्भाजितो भवेत्।
मूलप्रासाद हस्तैर्वा चान्यैर्वाथ निरीक्षयेत्॥ ३५
āyaṁ vasuguṇaṁ kṛtvā saptaviṁśatibhirharet|
śeṣaṁ ṛkṣaṁ tu vistārāt sakalādvātha kalpayet|| 32
uktādekamathavāṣṭa guṇitaṁ bhānubhirbhajet|
āyaṁ triguṇitaṁ digbhirmanubhirvibhajet tataḥ|| 33
vyayastu kathitaśśāstraiḥ dviguṇaṁ vasubhirharet|
dhvajādi yonayaḥ proktāḥ paryanta triṁśato bhajet|| 34
tithiśca kathitā vāro munibhirbhājito bhavet|
mūlaprāsāda hastairvā cānyairvātha nirīkṣayet|| 35
If the length is multiplied by 8 and divided by 27, the remainder denotes the star-factor. Taking
the breadth or the length for calculation, if any one of these is multiplied by 8 and divided by
12, the remainder denotes the aya factor. If it is multiplied by 3 and divided by 8 or 14, the
reaminder denotes the vyaya factor. In some scriptures it has been said that if the length or the
width is multiplied by 2 and divided by 8, the remainder denotes the vyaya factor. If the
perimeter is divided by 30, the remainder gives the tithi factor. If the perimeter is divided
by 7, the remainder gives the vara factor. Such factors should be specifically analysed based on
the hasta-unit applied to the main temple or generally based on any other hasta-unit.
एकहस्तं समारभ्य चैकाङ्गुल विवर्धनात्।
द्विहस्तान्तस्समुद्दिष्टस् सालानां चैव विस्तरः॥ ३६
तद्विस्तार प्रमाणेन यावत्त्रिंशद्गुणं भवेत्।
त्रिगुणं तु समारभ्य क्षुद्रे महति मन्दिरे॥ ३७
प्राकारोत्सेध उद्दिष्टो मूलादूनं तदग्रतः।

षडंशं तु समारभ्य यावत् षोडश भागिकम्॥ ३८
तावत्कृत्वा समूलं तु चैकांशेन तदग्रकम्।
ekahastaṁ samārabhya caikāṅgula vivardhanāt|
dvihastāntassamuddiṣṭas sālānāṁ caiva vistaraḥ|| 36
tadvistāra pramāṇena yāvattriṁśadguṇaṁ bhavet|
triguṇaṁ tu samārabhya kṣudre mahati mandire|| 37
prākārotsedha uddiṣṭo mūlādūnaṁ tadagrataḥ|
ṣaḍaṁśaṁ tu samārabhya yāvat ṣoḍaśa bhāgikam|| 38
tāvatkṛtvā samūlaṁ tu caikāṁśena tadagrakam|
The width of the enclosure-wall should be from one hasta to 2 hastas, increasing the measure
by one digit(angula) each time. The height of the enclosure-wall should be from 3 hastas to
30 hastas for the small temple to the temple of larger type. The width at the top of the wall
should be less than the width at its base. The width of the base should be divided into 6 equal
parts to 16 equal parts. Then the width of the wall should be reduced by one part gradually up to
the top.
अधिष्ठानादि वर्गाढ्यं खण्डहर्म्यादि मण्डितम्॥ ३९
ऋजुभक्तियुतं वापि प्राकारं तु प्रकल्पयेत्।
छत्रादि शिखरोपेतं ऊर्ध्वस्थ वृषभान्वितम्॥ ४०
adhiṣṭhānādi vargāḍhyaṁ khaṇḍaharmyādi maṇḍitam|| 39
ṛjubhaktiyutaṁ vāpi prākāraṁ tu prakalpayet|
chatrādi śikharopetaṁ ūrdhvastha vṛṣabhānvitam|| 40
The enclosure-wall should be provided with the base and other kinds of elevation and
embellished with sectional towers and such other structures. The wall, on its outer face may
be bare or it may have flanking structures on its inner face.
तस्य दण्डप्रमाणेन सार्धेनाथ त्रिपादतः।
सपादेनाथ सार्धेन पादोन द्विगुणेन वा॥ ४१

द्विगुणेन च मूले तु भित्तिश्चैव विनिर्गमः।
उपानं कथितं तस्योपरिष्टात्तेन मानतः॥ ४२
अर्धादि पादवृद्ध्यादि द्विगुणान्तं हि पादकम्।
तस्योपरिष्टात्कम्पं तु तच्चतुर्थांश मानतः॥ ४३
तस्यार्धेन त्रिपादेन सपादेन च सार्धतः।
पादोन द्विगुणं वापि द्विगुणान्तं प्रकल्पयेत्॥ ४४
कम्पमेकं द्वयं वापि ऊर्ध्वोपानं तु वा भवेत्।
tasya daṇḍapramāṇena cārdhenātha tripādataḥ|
sapādenātha sārdhena pādona dviguṇena vā|| 41
dviguṇena ca mūle tu bhittiścaiva vinirgamaḥ|
upānaṁ kathitaṁ tasyopariṣṭāttena mānataḥ|| 42
ardhādi pādavṛddhyādi dviguṇāntaṁ hi pādakam|
tasyopariṣṭātkampaṁ tu taccaturthāṁśa mānataḥ|| 43
tasyārdhena tripādena sapādena ca sārdhataḥ|
pādona dviguṇaṁ vāpi dviguṇāntaṁ prakalpayet|| 44
kampamekaṁ dvayaṁ vāpi ūrdhvopānaṁ tu vā bhavet|
Based on the module(danda) derived for the designing of the enclosure, the projecting element
of the enclosure-wall may be half(of the module), three fourth, one and one fourth, one and
a half, one and three fourth or two modules. Above this, there should be plinth whose measure
should be based on the same reference unit. The height of the pillars may be from half a module
to two modules, increasing the height by one fourth of a unit. Above this, there should be fillet
measuring 4 parts of the module. The fillet may be with a height of one half, three fourths, one
and one fourth, one and a half, one and three fourth or two modules. There may be one fillet
or two fillets or one fillet and an upper plinth.
अन्तस्सालाङ्गणं निम्नं बाह्य सालाङ्गणं भवेत्॥ ४५
सालानां अन्तरे व्यासं बाह्ये सालाङ्गणं भवेत्।
अङ्गुलद्वयमारभ्य चैकाङ्गुल वर्धनात्॥ ४६

नवमात्रान्तकं यावत् प्रतिसालं तु निम्नकम्।
षट्पञ्चवेदरुद्राक्षद्व्यङ्गुलैः परिकल्पयेत्॥ ४७
antassālāṅkaṇaṁ nimnaṁ bāhya sālāṅkaṇaṁ bhavet|| 45
sālānāṁ antare vyāsaṁ bāhye sālāṅkaṇaṁ bhavet|
aṅguladvayamārabhya caikāṅgula vardhanāt|| 46
navamātrāntakaṁ yāvat pratisālaṁ tu nimnakam|
ṣaṭpañcavedarudrākṣadvyaṅgulaiḥ parikalpayet|| 47
The outer courtyard should be lower than the inner courtyard. Each enclosure should be
lower than the previous one by 2 digits to 9 digits, increasing the unit by one digit each time.
Starting from the inner courtyard, each courtyard should be lower than the previous one by6, 5,
4, 3 and 2 digits.
जातिच्छन्द विकल्पाभासानां क्षुद्रस्य चैव हि।
सार्वदेशिक हर्म्ये तु न चायं विधिरिष्यते॥ ४८
स्वयंभुवादि लिङ्गानां अन्तर्निम्न समं तु वा।
बाह्यनिम्नं तु वा कार्यं सालानां अङ्गणं बुधैः॥ ४९
jāticchanda vikalpābhāsānāṁ kṣudrasya caiva hi|
sārvadeśika harmye tu na cāyaṁ vidhiriṣyate|| 48
svāyaṁbhuvādi liṅgānāṁ antarnimna samaṁ tu vā|
bāhyanimnaṁ tu vā kāryaṁ sālānāṁ aṅkaṇaṁ budhaiḥ|| 49
For the lower type of temples belonging to the jati, chanda, vikalpa and abhasa categories, the
same system should be followed. But, such system need not be followed for temples belonging
to the sarvadesika cetegory. For the temples built for the self-manifest linga and such other
types of linga, the levels of the inner courtyards may be lowered or those of the outer courtyards
may be lowered or all the courtyards may be kept at equal level, by the knowledgeable sthapatis.

शालानामान्तरेऽपि स्यान् मालिका मण्डपाकृतिः।
सभाकृतिर्वा कर्तव्या चैकद्वित्रिक भित्तिभिः॥ ५०
चतुर्भित्तियुता वापि एकानेक तलान्विता।
sālānāmantare'pi syān mālikā maṇḍapākṛtiḥ|
sabhākṛtirvā kartavyā caikadvitrika bhittibhiḥ|| 50
caturbhittiyutā vāpi ekāneka talānvitā|
There should be gallery(malika) within the coutyards. The structures which constitute such
gallery may be in the shape of pavilion or square hall. They may be with one, two , three
or four walls and they may be designed so as to be with single storey or mutiple storeys.
उपानात्तु समारभ्य मूलप्रासाद तुङ्गकम्॥ ५१
उत्तरान्तं विभज्याथ सप्तधा तु मसूरकम्।
द्विपादं पाददैर्घ्यं तु शेषेण परिकल्पयेत्॥ ५२
upānāttu samārabhya mūlaprāsāda tuṅgakam|| 51
uttarāntaṁ vibhajyātha saptadhā tu masūrakam|
dvipādaṁ pādadairghyaṁ tu śeṣeṇa parikalpayet|| 52
The height of the main shrine between its plinth and the upper fillet should be divided into
7 equal parts. Out of these, 2 parts are for the base and 5 parts are for the pilasters. The sthapti
should design the walls of the inner structures(sabha and others).
मूलधाम्नस्तु पादं तु भजेद्वा नवसंख्यया।
अधिष्ठान द्विभागेन पादं शेषेण कल्पयेत्॥ ५३
द्विहस्तम् तु समारभ्य चैकाङ्गुल विवर्धनात्।
सप्तहस्तान्त उत्सेधस्स्तम्भानां परिकीर्तितः॥ ५४
भित्तिमानं तथैव स्यात् क्षुद्रे क्षुद्र विमानके।