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

pakṣapañcāṁśamutsedhaṁ tena mānaṁ prakīrtitam|| 45
pañcaṣaṅgulamāyāme proktaṁ tu munisattamāḥ|
ārabhya mūrdhnaḥ kaṇṭhādho daśāṅgula iti smṛtaḥ|| 46
grīvoccaṁ vasumātra syāttayordairghyaṁ ṣaḍaṅgulam|
anutsedhaṁ tu ṣaṇmātraṁ jānumātraṁ dvimātrakam|| 47
Holding the total height to be consisting 75 equal parts, the proportionate measures of each
part of the bull are now told. O, the foremost Sages!,the length of the body measures 30 digits.
The distance between the head and the base of the neck, 12 digits. The height of the neck,
8 digits. The length of the head and the neck, 6 digits. The height at their sides measures
6 digits. The knee measures 2 digits.
जङ्घा द्वित्र्यङ्गुला दैर्घ्यात् त्रिमात्रं खुरमुच्यते।
शृङ्गान्तरं द्विमात्रं स्यात् तयोर्दैर्घ्यं षडङ्गुलम्॥ ४८
मूलव्यासं चतुर्मात्रं ललाटोच्च

trimātraṁ uttaroṣṭhoccaṁ adharoṣṭhaṁ dvimātrakam|
mūlāyāmocca vistāro dvimātraikatrimātakaiḥ|| 50
pañcanetrāṅgulaṁ karṇavyāso mūloktamātrakaṁ|
pañcāśad grīvavistāro mūlavistāra eva ca|| 51
ṣaḍvasvaṅgula ityukataḥ krameṇa dvijapuṅgavāḥ|
The height of the upper lip, 3 digits and that of the lower lip, 2 digits. The length, height and
the width at the base level of these should be 2, 1 and 3 digits. The width of the ears at the
base level should be 10 digits. The circumference of the neck, 50 digits. O, the foremost among
the twice-borns!, the height and the breadth of the neck are 6 digits and 8 digits respectively.
ककुत् षडङ्गुलव्यास उत्सेधो द्विमात्रकः॥ ५२
कर्णस्याग्रविशालं तु द्विमात्रं युक्तितो न्यसेत्।
ककुदस्तु शरीरोच्चं प्रोक्तं अष्टादशाङ्गुलम्॥ ५३
द्विसप्तमात्रं पृष्ठे स्याद् विस्तारो द्वादशाङ्गुलः।
अन्योन्य मूलमध्याग्र व्यासो वेदाङ्गुलेन च॥ ५४
अष्टाङ्गुलेन दिङ्मात्रैः क्रमेणैव भवेद्विजाः।
kakut ṣaḍaṅgulavyāsa utsedho dvimātrakaḥ|| 52
karṇasyāgraviśālaṁ tu dvimātraṁ yuktito nyaset|
kakudastu śarīroccaṁ proktaṁ aṣṭādaśāṅgulam|| 53
dvisaptamātraṁ pṛṣṭhe syād vistāro dvādaśāṅgulaḥ|
anyonya mūlamadhyāgra vyāso vedāṅgulena ca|| 54
aṣṭāṅgulena diṅmātraiḥ krameṇaiva bhaveddvijāḥ|
The width of the hump, 6 digits. Its height, 2 digits. The width of the fore-part of the ears
should be 2 digits. The measure of this width may be decided according to the view of the
sculptor. The height of the body at the point of the hump should be 18 digits. The height
at the back side, 17 digits. The width of the hinder part, 12 digits. O, the twice-born sages!,
the width at the base, middle and the fore-part of the closely formed back should be 4, 8
and 10 digits respectively.

पञ्चाङ्गुलं तथायामो जानुदेशं द्विमात्रकम्॥ ५५
जङ्घा पञ्चाङ्गुलोत्सेधा त्र्यङ्गुला स्याद्विशालतः।
खुरोत्सेधं द्विमात्रं स्यात् तथास्यात्पुच्छमूलकम्॥ ५६
सार्धाङ्गुलं तु पुच्छाग्रं जङ्घान्तं तस्य लम्बनम्।
मुष्कायाम विशाले तु द्विमात्रे च यथाक्रमम्॥ ५७
pañcāṅgulaṁ tathāyāmo jānudeśaṁ dvimātrakam|| 55
jaṅghā pañcāṅgulotsedhā tryaṅgulā syādviśālataḥ|
khurotsedhaṁ dvimātraṁ syāt tathāsyātpucchamūlakam|| 56
sārdhāṅgulaṁ tu pucchāgraṁ jaṅghāntaṁ tasya lambanam|
muṣkāyāma viśāle tu dvimātre ca yathākramam|| 57
The length of the knee 5 digits and its height 2 digits. The height of the shank 5 digits and
its width 3 digits. The height of the hoof 2 digits and that of the base of the tail is also 2 digits.
The tip of the tail measures one and a half digits and the tail should descend downwards up to the
shank. The length and the width of the scrotum, 2 digits.
जङ्घायामं त्रिमात्रं स्याद् उदराङ्गुलमायतम्।
शेषायामं त्रिमात्रं स्याद् गुदं मायाङ्गुलं भवेत्॥ ५८
ऊरुमूलाग्र विस्तारो वेदाङ्गुलमिति स्मृतम्।
जङ्घाग्रं तु त्रिमात्रं स्याच्छेषं युक्तिबलान्नयेत्॥ ५९
jaṅghāyāmaṁ trimātraṁ syād udarāṅgulamāyatam|
śeṣāyāmaṁ trimātraṁ syād gudaṁ māyāṅgualam bhavet|| 58
ūrumūlāgra vistāro vedāṅgulamiti smṛtam|
jaṅghāgraṁ tu trimātraṁ syāccheṣaṁ yuktibalānnayet|| 59
The length of the shank, 3 digits and that of the part of the stomach joining with the shank, 3
digits. The remaining length of the stomach part, not joining with the shank, 3 digits. The
anus should measure one digit. The width of the thigh at the base level and at the level of the

fore-part should be 4 digits. The fore-part of the shank should measure 3 digits. All other
parts may be designed according to the reasoning and contemplation of the sculptor.
घनं वाप्यघनं वापि लोहजं परिकल्पयेत्।
वेणुवस्त्रादि वेत्रेण सदनं परिकल्पयेत्॥ ६०
सकलस्य तु यन्मानं तन्मानं वा वृषोदये।
उक्तेऽध्यर्धयवाद्यष्ट उच्छ्रायस्य यवाङ्गुलम्॥ ६१
हीनं वाप्यधिकं कार्यं कर्तुरिच्छवशेन तु।
नाना भूषण संयुक्तं घण्टाजाल समन्वितम्॥ ६२
प्रतिमोक्ताय जात्यंशं तद्वदायादि शोभनम्।
एवं लक्षणं आख्यातं स्थापनं श्रूयतां द्विजाः॥ ६३
ghanaṁ vāpyaghanaṁ vāpi lohajaṁ parikalpayet|
veṇuvastrādi vetreṇa sadanaṁ parikalpayet|| 60
sakalasya tu yanmānaṁ tanmānaṁ vā vṛṣodaye|
ukte'dhyardhayavādyaṣṭa ucchāyasya yavāṅgulam|| 61
hīnaṁ vāpyadhikaṁ kāryaṁ karturicchavaśena tu|
nānā bhūṣaṇa saṁyuktaṁ ghaṇṭājāla samanvitam|| 62
pratimoktāya jātyaṁśaṁ tadvadāyādi śobhanam|
evaṁ lakṣaṇaṁ ākhyātaṁ sthāpanaṁ śrūyatāṁ dvijāḥ|| 63
The bull to be made of metals may be designed so as to be solid or hollow. The shrine for the
bull may be designed with bamboo, cloth and such other materials or cane. Whatever be the
height of the image of Siva, that should be the height of the bull. If the height is measured in
the mode of yava-angula, the height may be decreased or increased by one and a half yava to
8 yavas, according to the desired plan of the sponsor. The bull should be designed so as to
be adorned with many kinds of ornaments and cluster of bells. The quality-number(jatyamsa)
should added to the height, as explained for the making of the images and the aya and other
factors should be examined to ascertain the auspiciousness of the image of the bull. Thus,
the characteristic lineaments of the bull have been told. Now listen to the process of installation
of the bull.

कालोऽपि पूर्ववत् ज्ञेयः तद्वदेवाङ्कुरार्पणम्।
मण्डपं परिवारोक्त मार्गेणैव समाचरेत्॥ ६४
पञ्चैक कुण्डे होमं स्यात्तथैव स्थण्डिलेऽपि वा।
रत्नन्यासं प्रकर्तव्यं शैलजे लोहजेऽप्यथ॥ ६५
kālo'pi pūrvavat jñeyaḥ tadvadevāṅkurārpaṇam|
maṇḍapaṁ parivārokta mārgeṇaiva samācaret|| 64
pañcaika kuṇḍe homaṁ syāttathaiva sthaṇḍile'pi vā|
ratnanyāsaṁ prakartavyaṁ śailaje lohaje'pyatha|| 65
The auspicious time for the installation should be decided as prescribed earlier. Likewise,
other rituals such as the offering of the fresh sprouts should be done. The pavilion should be
erected as detailed under the context of installation of the retinue Deities. The oblations
should be offered in five fire-pits or in one fire-pit or in the sthandila( a raised design formed
in the shape of square). For the image of the bull made of granite or metal, the ritual of
‘ratna nyasa’ should be performed.
रत्नार्थं हेमपद्मं वा मृण्मयादौ विवर्जयेत्।
ततोऽक्षिमोजनं शुद्धिः ग्रामादीनां प्रदक्षिणम्॥ ६६
तोयाधिवासनं प्राप्य ततो मण्डप संस्कृतिः।
द्विजसंभोजनं पुण्यतोयसेचनं एव च॥ ६७
वास्तुहोमं तथा शय्या स्नपनं कौतुकं तथा।
वृषस्य दक्षिणे शृङ्गे कौतुकं बन्धयेद्गुरुः॥ ६८
ratnārthaṁ hemapadmaṁ vā mṛṇmayādau vivarjayet|
tato'kṣimocanaṁ śuddhiḥ grāmādīnāṁ pradakṣiṇam|| 66
toyādhivāsanaṁ prāpya tato maṇḍapa saṁskṛtiḥ|
dvijasaṁbhojanaṁ puṇyatoyasecanaṁ eva ca|| 67
vāstuhomaṁ tathā śayyā snapanaṁ kautukaṁ tathā|
vṛṣasya dakṣiṇe śṛṅge kautukaṁ bandhayedguruḥ|| 68

For the performance of ‘ratna nyasa’, the lotus made of gold may be used instead of gems. This
‘ratna nyasa’ need not be performed for the image made of earth (terracotta). Then, opening of
the eyes(nayanonmilana), purification of the image(bimba suddhi), circumambulating the
location(grama pradakshina), keeping the image immersed in water(jaladhivasa), purification
and decoration of the pavilion(mandapa samskruti), honoring the learned brahmins with
feeding and such others(brahmana bhojana), sprinkling of the sacred and consecrated water
(punyatoya cecana), vastu homa, placing the image in recumbent pose(sayya), oblution
(snapana), fastening the protective thread(kautuka bandhana) – all these activities should be
carried out in the prescribed order of events. The Acharya should fasten the protective thread on
the right horn of the bull.
शयनारोहणं कुम्भस्थापनं पूर्ववन्नयेत्।
सप्तवर्गाच्चतुर्थान्तं सप्तस्वर विभूषितम्॥ ६९
बिन्दुनाद समायुक्तं आदौ प्रणव संयुतम्।
वृषभाय नमश्चान्ते तस्मिन् ब्रह्माङ्ग कल्पना॥ ७०
śayanārohaṇaṁ kumbhasthāpanaṁ pūrvavannayet|
saptavargāccaturthāntaṁ saptasvara vibhūṣitam|| 69
bindunāda samāyuktaṁ ādau praṇava saṁyutam|
vṛṣabhāya namaścānte tasmin brahmāṅga kalpanā|| 70
Mounting the image in recumbent pose on the couch and arranging of the sacred vessels
(kalasas) – should be done as explained before. The fourth letter of the seventh group of the
alphabet should be added to bindu and nada. Pranva-letter should be added in the beginning.
At the end of these should be prononced ‘vrushabhaya namah’. This is the mula mantra of
the bull. Based on this mantra, the brahma mantras and the anga mantras pertaining to the
bull should be formulated.
मध्यकुम्भे वृषः प्रोक्तः परितोऽष्टसु लोकपाः।
अथ विद्येश्वरान् वापि वृषस्य परितो न्यसेत्॥ ७१
उक्षा च गोपतिश्चापि शङ्कुकर्णस्तथैव च।
तीक्ष्णशृङ्गस्तथा नन्दी विषाणी पशुभृत्तथा॥ ७२

महोदरोऽष्टमश्चैतान् स्वस्वबीजेन विन्यसेत्।
संपूज्य गन्धपुष्पाद्यैः मुद्गान्नं तु निवेदयेत्॥ ७३
madhyakumbhe vṛṣaḥ proktaḥ parito'ṣṭasu lokapāḥ|
atha vidyeśvarān vāpi vṛṣasya parito nyaset|| 71
ukṣā ca gopatiścāpi śaṅkukarṇastathaiva ca|
tīkṣṇaśṛṅgastathā nandī viṣāṇī paśubhṛttathā|| 72
mahodaro'ṣṭamaścaitān svasvabījena vinyaset|
saṁpūjya gandhapuṣpādyaiḥ mudgānnaṁ tu nivedayet|| 73
In the kalasa placed in the middle, Vrushabha(Bull) should be invoked. In the eight kalasas
arranged around the middle one, eight directional Deities should be invoked. Or, the eight
Vidyesvaras pertaining to Vrishabha may be invoked in the eight kalasas kept around. Uksha,
Gopati, Sankukarna, Tikshna srunga, Nandi, Vishani, Pasubhrut and Mahodara – these are
the eight Vidyesvaras of Vrushabha. They should be invoked with the seed-letter pertaining
to each Vidyesvara. Having worshipped them with sandal, flowers and other materials, the
Acharya should offer the rice mixed with the powdered kidney-bean.
चरुकल्पे तथैव स्यात् तत्त्वमूर्त्यादिकं न्यसेत्।
अग्निकार्यं ततः कुर्यात् प्रागुक्त विधिना सह॥ ७४
समिदाज्य चरून् लाजान् मुद्गमाषान् क्रमाद्धुनेत्।
प्रभाते देशिकः शुद्धः पूजाहोमं च कारयेत्॥ ७५
carukalpe tathaiva syāt tattvamūrtyādikaṁ nyaset|
agnikāryaṁ tataḥ kuryāt prāgukta vidhinā saha|| 74
samidājya carūn lājān mudgamāṣān kramāddhunet|
prabhāte deśikaḥ śuddhaḥ pūjāhomaṁ ca kārayet|| 75
The preparation of ‘caru’( cooked-rice purified by the mantras) is as told earlier. The nyasa
of the Tattvas, Tattvesvaras, Murtis and Murtisvaras should be done. Then, the fire-ritual
should be performed according to the directions prescribed earlier. Faggots, clarified butter,
cooked rice, parched paddy, kidney-bean, bean – all these should be offered into the fire in the

due order. In the next early moerning, the Acharya, getting purified by bath and others, should
perform the kalasa-worship and fire-ritual.
आचार्य पूजा स्यादन्ते होतृभ्यश्चापि दक्षिणाः।
सुमुहूर्ते सुलग्ने तु मन्त्रन्यासं समाचरेत्॥ ७६
चलं चेद्वृषभस्थानं वेद्यन्ते च स्वदेशके।
मूलमन्त्रेण संस्थाप्य गन्धपुष्पादिभिर्यजेत्॥ ७७
ācārya pūjā syādante hotṛbhyaścāpi dakṣiṇāḥ|
sumuhūrte sulagne tu mantranyāsaṁ samācaret|| 76
calaṁ cedvṛṣabhasthānaṁ vedyante ca svadeśake|
mūlamantreṇa saṁsthāpya gandhapuṣpādibhiryajet|| 77
Then the Acharya should be worshipped and honored with sacrificial fees and the assisting
priests also should be offered the sacrificial fees. The Acharya should then perform the mantra
nyasa in the auspicious muhurta and lagna. If the image of Vrushabha is movable one(meant
for the festivals), the place where the image should be kept is the bottom of the altar or the
place allocated for that. Having duly installed with the recital of mula mantra, the Acharya should
worship the bull with sandal, flowers and such other materials.
ततः कुम्भान् समाहृत्य वृषाग्रे स्थण्डिले न्यसेत्।
कुम्भाद्वीजं समादाय वृषस्य हृदये न्यसेत्॥ ७८
अन्येभ्यो बीजमादाय तत्पीठे परितो न्यसेत्।
ततः कुम्भोदकेनैव स्नापयेद्वृषमादरात्॥ ७९
ध्वजस्यारोपणेऽप्येवं किन्तु तद्दण्डमूलके।
कुम्भाभिषेकः कर्तव्यस्तत्र प्रोक्षणं एव च॥ ८०
tataḥ kumbhān samāhṛtya vṛṣāgre sthaṇḍile nyaset|
kumbhādbījaṁ samādāya vṛṣasya hṛdaye nyaset|| 78

anyebhyo bījamādāya tatpīṭhe parito nyaset|
tataḥ kumbhodakenaiva snāpayedvṛṣamādarāt|| 79
dhvajasyāropaṇe'pyevaṁ kintu taddaṇḍamūlake|
kumbhābhiṣekaḥ kartavyastatra prokṣaṇaṁ eva ca|| 80
Then, having lifted the kalasas from the sthandila, he should place them on the sthandila
designed in front of Vrushabha. Having collected the seeds from the main kalasa, he should place
them over the heart of Vrushabha. Having collected the seeds from the other kalasas, he should
place them around the pedestal. Then, he should perform the oblution for the Vrushabha with the
consecrated water contained in the main kalasa with concentrated devotion. All such
activities should be done even for the installation of the flagpole. But these should be
performed at the base of the flagpole. Pouring the cosecrated water contained in the main
kalasa over the flag mast and sprinkling the consecrated water should be done there..
॥ इति कामिकाख्ये महातन्त्रे वृषभस्थापन विधिः चतुस्सप्ततितमः पटलः ॥
|| iti kāmikākhye mahātantre vṛṣabhasthāpana vidhiḥ catussaptatitamaḥ paṭalaḥ||
This is the 74ᵗʰ chater titled “Directions for the Installation of the Bull” in the Great Tantra called Kamika

७५ गोपुरस्थापन विधिः
75 gopurasthāpana vidhiḥ
75 Directions for Empowering the Gopura (elevated pyramidal structure)
स्थापनं गोपुराणां च वक्ष्ये लक्षण पूर्वकम्।
मूलप्रासाद् विस्तारे सप्ताष्ट नवभागिके॥ १
दशैकादश भागे तु तत्तदेकोन भागतः।
द्वारशोभादि मानं स्याद् गोपुरान्तं विशालतः॥ २
sthāpanaṁ gopurāṇāṁ ca vakṣye lakṣaṇa pūrvakam|
mūlaprāsāda vistāre saptāṣṭa navabhāgike|| 1
daśaikādaśa bhāge tu tattadekona bhāgataḥ|
dvāraśobhādi mānaṁ syād gopurāntaṁ viśālataḥ|| 2
I tell you now the directions for empowering the gopura(multi storeyied pyramidal structure
at the main entrance of the temple). Before that, I tell you the specific features of the Gopuras.
(There are five types of gopuras – dvara sobha, dvara sala, dvara harmya, dvara prasada and
dvara gopura, raised at the first enclosure called antar mandla, second enclosure called antar hara,
third enclosure called madhya hara, fourth enclosure called maryada and the fifth enclosure
called maha maryada, respectively) The width of the gopuras from dvara sobha to
dvara gopura should be decided based on the width of the temple. The width of the temple
should be divided into 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 equal parts. One part should be left out in each and the
remaining parts should be taken as the width of the gopuras from dvara sobha to dvara gopura
in the due order.
क्षुद्रेऽल्पे च तदुद्दिष्टं मध्यमानं विधीयते।
धाम्नि तारे चतुष्पञ्च षड्भागेन विभाजिते॥ ३
सप्ताष्टा कृते तेभ्यो विभागो गोपुरान्तकः।
द्वारशोभादि विस्तारः पञ्चधा परिकीर्तितः॥ ४

त्रिभागैकमथार्धं च त्रिभागे तु द्विभागकम्।
चतुर्भागे त्रिभागं च पञ्चांशे चतुरंशकम्॥ ५
ज्येष्ठधाम्नां विशालं स्याद् गोपुरान्तं क्रमेण तु।
kṣudre'lpe ca taduddiṣṭaṁ madhyamānaṁ vidhīyate|
dhāmni tāre catuṣpañca ṣaḍbhāgena vibhājite|| 3
saptāṣṭadhā kṛte tebhyo vibhāgo gopurāntakaḥ|
dvāraśobhādi vistāraḥ pañcadhā parikīrtitaḥ|| 4
tribhāgaikamathārdhaṁ ca tribhāge tu dvibhāgakam|
caturbhāge tribhāgaṁ ca pañcāṁśe caturaṁśakam|| 5
jyeṣṭhadhāmnāṁ viśālaṁ syād gopurāntaṁ krameṇa tu|
This process of deciding the width is applicable to the small and smaller categories of temple.
Then the process for the intermediary type of measures is told. If the width of the temple is
divided into 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 equal parts, then each part corresponds to the width of dvara gopura,
dvara prasada, dvara harmya, dvara sala and dvara sobha respectively. One part out
of three parts, one and a half part out of three parts, two parts out of three parts, three parts
out of four parts, four parts out of five parts – these are the five kinds of width applicable to
dvara sobha to dvara gopura belonging to the foremost category of the temple.
द्विहस्तादि द्विरष्टान्तं व्योमारत्नि विवृद्धितः॥ ६
प्रत्येकं त्रित्रिमानं स्याद् गोपुरान्तं विशालतः।
एकविंशत्करान्तं तु त्रिहस्ताद् द्विकवर्धनात्॥ ७
पूर्ववत्तित्थिसंख्याता मानशोभादि विस्तरे।
dvihastādi dviraṣṭāntaṁ vyomāratni vivṛddhitaḥ|| 6
pratyekaṁ tritrimānaṁ syād gopurāntaṁ viśālataḥ|
ekaviṁśatkarāntaṁ tu trihastād dvikavardhanāt|| 7
pūrvavattithisaṁkhyātā mānaśobhādi vistare|

Starting from 2 hastas and reaching up to 16 hastas, increasing by one hasta each time,
15 meausres are available. From these 15 measures, width belonging to the foremost, medium
and lower category and applicable to the five gopuras from the dvara sobha to dvara gopura
could be decided. Starting from 3 hastas, the architect should increase the measure by 2 hastas
each time to reach up to 31 hastas. As before, 15 measures are availble and these should
be taken for the five types of gopuras considered in three categories – uttama, madhyama and
adhama.
आरभ्य नन्दहस्तं तु द्विद्विहस्त विवर्धनात्॥ ८
सप्तत्रिंशत्करान्तं तु गोपुरान्त विशालता।
त्रिपञ्चदशसप्तात्तु एकहस्त विवर्धनात्॥ ९
पञ्चमानं द्विरष्टाभ्यां पञ्चस्वेकस्य सम्मतम्।
ārabhya nandahastaṁ tu dvidvihasta vivardhanāt|| 8
saptatriṁśatkarāntaṁ tu gopurānta viśālatā|
tripañcadaśasaptāttu ekahasta vivardhanāt|| 9
pañcamānaṁ dviraṣṭābhyāṁ pañcasvekasya sammatam|
Starting from 9 hastas and increasing by 2 hastas each time so as to go up to 37 hastas,
15 measures are available for the five types of gopuras to be considered in three modes, uttama
and others. Starting from 15, 16 and 17 hastas, the measure should be increased by one hasta
each time to have five measures in each(15 to 19, 16 to 20 and so on). Out of three sets of
five measures, one set may be taken for the five gopuras.
अन्यथा हस्तमानेन विस्तारः प्रविधीयते॥ १०
पञ्चादि विश्वहस्तान्तं चैकैककर वृद्धितः।
प्रथमावरणे द्वारशोभा विस्तार इष्यते॥ ११
तिथिहस्तात्तयोविंशत्यन्तास्स्युर्द्वार शालके।
पञ्चविंशति हस्तात्तु त्रयस्त्रिंशत्करान्तकः॥ १२
द्वारप्रासाद विस्तारः पञ्चमः परिकीर्तितः।
पञ्चविंशात्समारभ्य त्रिचत्वारिशदन्ततः॥ १३

द्वारहर्म्य विशालस्यान् नवपञ्च करादितः।
त्रिपञ्चाशतकरान्तं तु विशालो गोपुरस्य तु॥ १४
anyathā hastamānena vistāraḥ pravidhīyate|| 10
pañcādi viśvahastāntaṁ caikaikakara vṛddhitaḥ|
prathamāvaraṇe dvāraśobhā vistāra iṣyate|| 11
tithihastāttrayoviṁśatyantāssyurdvāra śālake|
pañcaviṁśati hastāttu trayastriṁśatkarāntakaḥ|| 12
dvāraprāsāda vistāraḥ pañcamaḥ parikīrtitaḥ|
pañcaviṁśatsamārabhya tricatvāriṁśadantataḥ|| 13
dvāraharmya viśālasyān navapañca karāditaḥ|
tripañcāśatkarāntaṁ tu viśālo gopurasya tu|| 14
An alternate process for acertaining the width based on hasta-unit is now told. Starting from
5 hastas and increasing by one hasta each time so as to reach 13 hastas, 9 kinds of width could
be derived for the dvara sobha belonging to the first enclosure(first three for the lower, second
three for the medium and the last three for the superior). Increasing by one hasta from 15 hastas
to 23 hastas, 9 kinds of width are available for the dvara sala. Increasing by one hasta from 25
hastas to 33 hastas, 9 kinds of width are available for the dvara harmya. Increasing by one hasta
from 35 hastas to 43 hastas, 9 kinds of width are available for the dvara prasada. Increasing by
one hasta from 45 hastas to 53 hastas, 9 kinds of width are available for the dvara gopura.
एकद्वितिचतुष्पञ्च हस्तैर्न्यूनं तु वाधिकम्।
नगरग्रामवेशादौ मानं गोपुरविस्तरे॥ १५
ekadviticatuṣpañca hastairnyūnaṁ tu vādhikam|
nagaragrāmaveśādau mānaṁ gopuravistare|| 15
With regard to the gatehouse of city, village and others, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 hastas may be decreased
or increased in the width available for the gopura.
सार्धद्विपादत्रिगुण त्र्यंशैकद्व्यंशमायते।
कल्पयेद् द्वारशोभादौ सप्तांश दशाभागिकम्॥ १६

चतुरंशं षडंशं तु सप्तांशे चतुरंशकम्।
नन्दांशे भूतभागं च द्विगुणं च प्रकल्पयेत्॥ १७
sārdhadvipādatriguṇa tryaṁśaikadvyaṁśamāyate|
kalpayed dvāraśobhādau saptāṁśa daśabhāgikam|| 16
caturaṁśa ṣaḍaṁśaṁ tu saptāṁśe caturaṁśakam|
nandāṁśe bhūtabhāgaṁ ca dviguṇaṁ ca prakalpayet|| 17
For the dvara sobha and others, the length should be taken as one and a half of the width, two and
one quarter of the width, three times the width, one part out of three parts of the width added to
thrice the width, two parts out of three parts of the width added to thrice the width
respectively. Or, 7 parts out of 10 parts of the width, 4 parts out of 6 parts of the width, 4 parts
out of 7 parts of the width and 5 parts out of 9 parts of the width and twice the width may be
taken as the length of dvara sobha and others.
द्वारायतन तुङ्गार्थं खल्लूरी गोपुरादिकम्।
मानमप्यथ संग्राह्यं निर्गमं चापि तत्समम्॥ १८
dvārāyatana tuṅgārthaṁ khalūrī gopurādikam|
mānamapyatha saṁgrāhyaṁ nirgamaṁ cāpi tatsamam|| 18
For the gopura pertaining to the annexe of the main edifice, the proportionate measures of
the length and the height should be determined in the same way. This process is applicable to
decide the proportionate measures of the projecting structures also.
गोपुरस्य विशालं तु कृत्वा विंशति भागिकम्।
एकाद्यष्ट दशांशान्तं गोपुराणां गुरूत्तमाः॥ १९
निर्गमं सालबाह्याद्वा तदन्तर्वा समाचरेत्।
gopurasya viśālaṁ tu kṛtvā viṁśati bhāgikam|
ekādyaṣṭa daśāṁśāntaṁ gopurāṇāṁ gurūttamāḥ|| 19
nirgamaṁ sālabāhyādvā tadantarvā samācaret|

O, the foremost Preceptors!, having divided the width of the gopura into 20 equal parts, the
architect should take form one part to 18 parts as the width of the projection. This projection
may be constructed either outside the enclosing wall or inside the enclosing wall.
सार्ध हस्तात्तु पादोन द्विहस्ताद् द्विकरात्क्रमात्॥ २०
षण्णन्द रविमात्रैस्तु वर्धयेद्देशिकोत्तमः।
पञ्चसप्तनवान्तस्तु द्वारतारः पृथग्भवेत्॥ २१
तिथिसंख्या च हीने स्यान् मध्ये श्रेष्ठं तु सम्मतम्।
पञ्चांशे द्वारविस्तारे सप्तांशे रविभाजिते॥ २२
दशांशो द्विगुणः पादाद् अधिकः पञ्चधोच्छ्रयः।
sārdha hastāttu pādona dvihastād dvikarātkramāt|| 20
ṣaṇṇanda ravimātraistu vardhayeddeśikottamaḥ|
pañcasaptanavāntastu dvāratāraḥ pṛthagbhavet|| 21
tithisaṁkhyā ca hīne syān madhye śreṣṭhaṁ tu sammatam|
pañcāṁśe dvāravistāre saptāṁśe ravibhājite|| 22
daśāṁśo dviguṇaḥ pādād adhikaḥ pañcadhocchrayaḥ|
Increasing the measure of one and a half hasta by 6 digits each time to reach 5 hastas, increasing
the measure of one and three fourth hasta by 9 digits each time to reach 7 hastas, increasing the
measure of 2 hastas by 12 digits each time to reach 9 hastas – by these calculations, another
set of the length of the dvara gopuras could be obtained. The fifteen measures obtained should
be decided according to the three categories – adhama, madhyama and uttama. The height of
the gopura could be obtained by dividing the width of the dvara gopura by 12 and taking 5 parts,
7 parts and 10 parts. By this 3 kinds of height are available. Twice the width, twice the width
exceeding by one quarter – these are the two measures for the height. Thus, the height
obtainable is of 5 kinds.
मूलधाम्नि मसूरादि तुङ्गाद्भेदांशकादिकः॥ २३
रविभागावसानं तु कृत्वैकांशं विहाय च।
कृत्वा मसूरपादं च तच्छेषेणैव पीठकम्॥ २४

योजयेद्गोपुरद्वारं तुङ्गवृद्ध्यर्धमेव च।
अथ प्रागुक्त भागे तु वर्धितं सममेव वा॥ २५
mūladhāmni masūrādi tuṅgādvedāṁśakādikaḥ|| 23
ravibhāgāvasānaṁ tu kṛtvaikāṁśaṁ vihāya ca|
kṛtvā masūrapādaṁ ca taccheṣeṇaiva pīṭhakam|| 24
yojayedgopuradvāraṁ tuṅgavṛddhyārdhameva ca|
atha prāgukta bhāge tu vardhitaṁ samameva vā|| 25
Having divided the heights of various parts of the main edifice such as the base(masura)
and others by 4 parts to 12 parts and leaving out one part in each measure, the architect
should design the base(of the gopura) and pillars. Based on the remaining parts, the basement
should be designed. Half of the increased height should be added to the entrance of the gopura.
Then, the height of the parts mentioned before should be increased or kept to be equal to the
height already obtained.
धामाङ्गोक्ताखिलं मानं गोपुराङ्गेषु वा मतः।
छेदयेत्तदधिष्ठानं सोपपीठे तु केवलम्॥ २६
उत्तरान्त समुत्सेधं तदर्धं विस्तृतान्वितम्।
गोपुरद्वार तुङ्गं वा कारयेद्वास्तुशास्त्रवित्॥ २७
dhāmāṅgoktākhilaṁ mānaṁ gopurāṅgeṣu vā mataḥ|
chedayettadadhiṣṭhānaṁ sopapīṭhe tu kevalam|| 26
uttarānta samutsedhaṁ tadardhaṁ vistṛtānvitam|
gopuradvāra tuṅgaṁ vā kārayedvāstuśāstravit|| 27
All the proportionate measures mentioned for various parts of the temple are considered to
be fit enough to apply for the various parts of the gopura also. But, the measure of the
basement(adhishtana) should be kept apart; the height may be considered from the sub-pedestal
(upa pitha) itself. The architect who has mastered the Vastu-sastra may ascertain the height
of the entrance of the gopura to be equal to the height up to the beam(uttara) and its width
to be equal to half of this height.

एकद्वित्रितलं कुर्याच्छोभायामेक वृद्धितः।
तलादिकमथो कुर्यात् पञ्चषट्सप्त भूमिकम्॥ २८
गोपुरं तु विधेयं स्यान् मध्यमेऽप्येवमूह्यताम्।
ekadvitritalaṁ kuryācchobhāyāmeka vṛddhitaḥ|
talādikamatho kuryāt pañcaṣaṭsapta bhūmikam|| 28
gopuraṁ tu vidheyaṁ syān madhyame'pyevamūhyatām|
In order to effect elegant and auspcious appearance, the number of the storey may be increased
from 1 to 3. Exceeding this, there may be 5, 6 and 7 storeys. Even for the gopuras of medium
category, the number of storeys may be decided in the same way.
द्वार शोभा द्वार शाला द्वारप्रासाद हर्म्यके॥ २९
गोपुरेणैव पञ्चान्तं मण्डलादिषु संस्थिताः।
मसूरस्थम्भ मानं तु प्रागेव प्रदिपादितम्॥ ३०
तदूर्ध्व प्रस्तरात्स्थूपि पर्यन्ते मानमुच्यते।
dvāra śobhā dvāra śālā dvāraprāsāda harmyake|| 29
gopureṇaiva pañcāntaṁ maṇḍalādiṣu saṁsthitāḥ|
masūrasthambha mānaṁ tu prāgeva pradipāditam|| 30
tadūrdhva prastarātsthūpi paryante mānamucyate|
Dvara sobha, dvara sala, dvara harmya, dvara prasada and dvara gopura – these five elevated
structures are having their existence in the five realms(mandalas) realted to the five elements
and in such others which are considered in terms of five. The proportionate measures of the
base and the pillars have been already explained. Above these, the proportionate measures
of the parts from the entablature to the finial(sthupi) at the top are now explained.
षोढा विभज्य तत्तुङ्गं प्रस्तरैरस्साङ्घ्रि भागकैः॥ ३१
तद्वत्कण्ठशिरोऽर्ध्य भागेन स्थूपिकांशकः।
एवं एकतलं प्रोक्तं द्वितलं च विधीयते॥ ३२

ṣoḍhā vibhajya tattuṅgaṁ prastaraissāṅghri bhāgakaiḥ|| 31
tadvatkaṇṭhaśirodhyardha bhāgena sthūpikāṁśakaḥ|
evaṁ ekatalaṁ proktaṁ dvitalaṁ ca vidhīyate|| 32
Having divided the height above the pillars into 6 equal parts, the height of the entablature
should be taken as one and one quarter; same for the height of the dado(kantha) ; height of
the sperical roof one and a half; the remaining part is the height of the finial(sthupi). In this way,
proportionate measures for the single storey have been mentioned. Then , those for the
two storeyed gopura are told.
तदुच्चं नवधा कृत्वा साङ्घ्र्येक प्रस्तरोदयः।
एकांशं गलमित्युक्तं सार्धद्व्यंशं शिरो भवेत्॥ ३३
शेषश्शिरोद्धृतः प्रोक्तः द्वितलं त्वेतदीरितम्।
द्वादशांशं त्रिभूम्युच्चैः कपोतं साङ्घ्रिभाग भाग्॥ ३४
सार्धद्व्यंशं च पादोच्चं प्रस्तरो भाग एव हि।
द्विपागः पाददैर्घ्यं स्यादाष्टांशेनांशमानतः॥ ३५
तदुच्चं चांशो ग्रीवोच्चं सार्धद्व्यंशश्शिरो भवेत्।
शेषेण स्थूपिकोत्सेधस्त्रितलं चैवमीरितम्॥ ३६
taduccaṁ navadhā kṛtvā sāṅghryeka prastarodayaḥ|
ekāṁśaṁ galamityuktaṁ sārdhadvyaṁśaṁ śiro bhavet|| 33
śeṣaśśiroddhṛtaḥ proktaḥ dvitalaṁ tvetadīritam|
dvādaśāṁśaṁ tribhūmyuccaiḥ kapotaṁ sāṅghribhāga bhāg|| 34
sārdhadvyaṁśaṁ ca pādoccaṁ prastaro bhāga eva hi|
dvipāgaḥ pādadairghyaṁ syādaṣṭāṁśenāṁśamānataḥ|| 35
taduccaṁ cāṁśo grīvoccaṁ sārdhadvyaṁśaśśiro bhavet|
śeṣeṇa sthūpikotsedhastritalaṁ caivamīritam|| 36
The height above the pillars should be divided into 9 equal parts. The height of the entablature
takes one and a quarter parts;the height of the dado one part; the height of the roof ,two and a
half; the remaining part is for the height of the finial(sthupi). This is the arrangement of height
for the two storeys. For the three storeyed gopura, the height above the pillars should be divided

into 12 equal parts. The height of carona(kapota) takes one and a quarter parts; the height of
the pilasters, two and a half; the height of the entablature, one part. The length of the level of
pilasters at the next level, two parts. After this arrangement, the remaining height should be
divided into 8 equal parts. One part for the height of the pilasters; the height of the dado, one part;
two and a half parts are for the height of the roof. The remaining parts are for the height
of the small dome at the top. This is the arrangement of height for the three storeyed gopura.
उत्तरादि शिखान्तं यन्मानं अष्टादशांशकम्।
त्रिभागसहितं भागमन्तोच्चं प्रविधीयते॥ ३७
सार्धद्व्यंशं तु पादोच्चं साङ्घ्र्येक प्रस्तरोदयः।
भागेन गलमानं स्यात् त्रिभागैश्शिखरोदयः॥ ३८
शेषेण स्थूपिका प्रोक्ता पञ्चभौमं अतः परम्।
uttarādi śikhāntaṁ yanmānaṁ aṣṭādaśāṁśakam|
tribhāgasahitaṁ bhāgamantoccaṁ pravidhīyate|| 37
sārdhadvyaṁśaṁ tu pādoccaṁ sāṅghryeka prastarodayaḥ|
bhāgena galamānaṁ syāt tribhāgaiśśikharodayaḥ|| 38
śeṣeṇa sthūpikā proktā pañcabhaumaṁ ataḥ param|
For the five storeyed gopura, the height from the upper beam to the roof should be divided into
18 equal parts. The height of the lowermost base takes one and three quarter parts. The height
of the pilasters takes two and a half parts. The height of the entablature, one and a quarter parts.
The height of the dado, one part. The height of the roof, 3 parts. The remaining parts are for the
height of the finial(sthupi).
उत्तरादि शिखान्तं चाप्येकोनत्रिंशदंशकम्॥ ३९
भगार्धं प्रस्तरं कुर्यात् पादोच्चं चतुरंशकम्।
पादोनद्व्यंशकं मञ्च सार्धद्व्यंशं तु पादपः॥ ४०
त्रिपादांशैककं मञ्चं त्रिभागात्पादपायतिः।
सपादांश कपोतोच्चं ऊर्ध्वभागाद् द्विभागतः॥ ४१
प्रस्तरोच्चं द्विभागेन कन्थरोच्च समोभवेत्।

सार्धद्व्यंशशिरस्तुङ्गः शेषेण स्याच्छिरोदयः॥ ४२
एवं तु षट् तलं प्रोक्तं सप्तभौमं अथोच्यते।
uttarādi śikhāntaṁ cāpyekonatriṁśadaṁśakam|| 39
bhagārdhaṁ prastaraṁ kuryāt pādoccaṁ caturamśakam|
pādonadvyaṁśakaṁ mañca sārdhadvyaṁśaṁ tu pādapaḥ|| 40
tripādāṁśaikakaṁ mañcaṁ tribhāgātpādapāyatiḥ|
sapādāṁśa kapotoccaṁ ūrdhvabhāgād dvibhāgataḥ|| 41
prastaroccaṁ dvibhāgena kandharocca samobhavet|
sārdhadvyaṁśaśśirastuṅgaḥ śeṣeṇa syācchirodayaḥ|| 42
evaṁ tu ṣaṭ talaṁ proktaṁ saptabhaumaṁ athocyate|
For the six storeyed gopura, the height between the upper beam and roof should be divided into
29 equal parts. Of these, the height of the entablature takes a half part. The height of the
pilasters, 4 parts. The height of the upper entablature, one and three quarters. The height of the
pilasters, two and a half parts. The height of the entablature above this, one and three
quarters. The height of the pilasters, 3 parts. The height of the carona(kapota), one and a quarter.
The height of the upper enatablature above the carona, 2 parts. The height of the dado, 2 parts.
The height of the roof, two and a half parts. The remaining parts are for the height of the finial
at the top. This is the arrangement of the height for the six storeyed gopura. Then the
arrangement of the height for the seven storeyed gopura is told.
उत्तरादि शिखान्तं यन्मानं षट् त्रिंशदंशकम्॥ ४३
सार्द्धि द्व्यंशं कपोतं स्यात् सार्धवेदांशतोऽधिकम्।
द्विभागः प्रस्तरोसेधः पादोच्चं वेदभागतः॥ ४४
सत्रिपादांशकं मञ्चं सार्धद्व्यंशस्तु पादपः।
मञ्चं पादोनभागाभ्यां त्रिपादः पादवैधृतिः॥ ४५
सार्धांशं प्रस्तरोच्चं स्यात् द्व्यंशस्त्वन्त तलायतिः।
सपाद्भागं मञ्चोच्चं सार्धभागद्विभागकम्॥ ४६
कपोतोच्चं तु भागेन कन्धरं तत्समं भवेत्।