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

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।

सद्विपादद्विभागेन शिरश्शिष्टः शिखा मताः॥ ४७
सप्तभौमं इदं श्रेष्ठं तदूर्ध्वे पूर्वमानभाक्।
स्तम्भप्रस्तर भागाभ्यां कल्पिताभ्यां अधस्तले॥ ४८
रविभौमान्तमिष्टं स्याद् गोपुराणामिहागमे।
uttarādi śikhāntaṁ yanmānaṁ ṣaṭ triṁśadaṁśakam|| 43
sāṅghri dvyaṁśaṁ kapotaṁ syāt sārdhavedāṁśato'dhikam|
dvibhāgaḥ prastarosedhaḥ pādoccaṁ vedabhāgataḥ|| 44
satripādāṁśakaṁ mañcaṁ sārdhadvyaṁśastu pādapaḥ|
mañcaṁ pādonabhāgābhyāṁ tripādaḥ pādavaidhṛtiḥ|| 45
sārdhāṁśaṁ prastaroccaṁ syāt dvyaṁśastvanta talāyatiḥ|
sapādabhāgaṁ mañcoccaṁ sārdhabhāgadvibhāgakam|| 46
kapotoccaṁ tu bhāgena kandharaṁ tatsamaṁ bhavet|
sadvipādadvibhāgena śiraśśiṣṭāḥ śikhā matāḥ|| 47
saptabhaumaṁ idaṁ śreṣṭaṁ tadūrdhve pūrvamānabhāk|
stambhaprastara bhāgābhyāṁ kalpitābhyāṁ adhastale|| 48
ravibhaumāntamiṣṭaṁ syād gopurāṇāmihāgame|
The height between the upper beam and the sthupi should be divided inti 36 equal parts. Of
these, the carona takes two and a quarter parts for its height. Above this, there should be an
extended structure to the height of four and a half parts. The height of the entablature, 2 parts.
The height of the pilasters, 4 parts. The height of the upper entablature one and three quarters.
Above this, the height of the pilasters, two and a hal parts. Above this, the height of the
entablature, one and three quarters. The height of the pilasters, three quarters. Above this, the
height of the entablature, one and a half parts. The height of the floor above this, two parts.
The height of the entablature above this, one and a quarter parts. The height of the carona,
two and a half parts. The height of the dado, one part. The height of the roof, two and a half parts.
The remaining parts are for the height of the finial. This is the arrangement of height
for the superior type of seven storeyed gopura. The storeys above the seventh one should be
given the proportionate measures prescribed earlier. The proportionate measures given for
the pillars and the entablatures of the storeys which are below the sevneth one could be given
up to the twelfth storey. These are the specific directions set forth in this Agama.

उक्तानि गोपुराङ्गानि विभजेच्चतुरंशकम्॥ ४९
आरभ्याष्टदशांशं तेष्वेकांशं तु नवांशकम्।
द्व्यङ्गुलं त्र्यङ्गुलं वापि चतुःपञ्च षडङ्गुलम्॥ ५०
वर्धयेद्ध्रासयेद्वापि युक्त्या प्रागुक्त मानतः।
uktāni gopurāṅgāni vibhajeccaturaṁśakam|| 49
ārabhyāṣṭadaśāṁśaṁ teṣvekāṁśaṁ tu navāṁśakam|
dvyaṅgulaṁ tryaṅgulaṁ vāpi catuḥpañca ṣaḍaṅgulam|| 50
vardhayeddhrāsayedvāpi yuktyā prāgukta mānataḥ|
The component parts of the gopura mentioned earlier should be divided into 4 equal parts. Then
each part should be first divided into 8 parts. Then taking one part, the architect should divide it
into 9 parts. From the unit-measure derived in this way, the architect may increase or decrease
the obtained measure of the height by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 digits to ascertain the auspiciousness of
aya and other factors. The architect may do this through his own reasoning.
पञ्चभागे विशाले तु त्रिभागे गर्भ विस्तरः ॥ ५१
शेषेण भित्तिरत्रोक्ता व्योमभूमौ मुनीश्वराः।
व्यासस्सप्तांश वेदांशो गर्भकूटस्तु भागभाक्॥ ५२
कोष्ठस्यात्मग विस्तार दैर्घ्यं पञ्चांशमिष्यते।
कूट कोष्ठान्तराले तु पञ्जरादि विभूषितम्॥ ५३
एवं विशालं आख्यातं त्रितलं चाधुनोच्यते।
pañcabhāge viśāle tu tribhāge garbha vistaraḥ|| 51
śeṣeṇa bhittiratroktā vyomabhūmau munīśvarāḥ|
vyāsassaptāṁśa vedāṁśo garbhakūṭastu bhāgabhāk|| 52
koṣṭhasyātmaga vistāra dairghyaṁ pañcāṁśamiṣyate|
kūṭa koṣṭhāntarāle tu pañjarādi vibhūṣitam|| 53
evaṁ viśālaṁ ākhyātaṁ tritalaṁ cādhunocyate|

O, the Lords of the Sages!, if the width of the gopura is of 5 parts, then the width of the central
chamber(the inner space of the storey) should be of 3 parts. In the remaining part should be the
surrounding wall. This is the structural order for the first storey. The length of the central
chamber of the second storey should be of 7 parts and its width 5 parts. The width of the
elongated hall should be according to its own proportion. Its length should be of 5 parts. This
storey should be beautified with pinnacle turrets, corridor, cage-like windows and such other
ornamental members. Thus, the features of the second storey have been told. Then, those of
the third storey are told.
तारे नवांशे गर्भस्स्यात् त्रिभागस्तद्बहिः क्रमात्॥ ५४
गृहपिण्डस्यलिन्द हारांश्च क्रमेण परिकल्पयेत्।
कूट कोष्ठादि सर्वाङ्गं पूर्ववत् परिकल्पयेत्॥ ५५
विशाले पङ्किभागे तु गर्भगेहे त्रिभागतः।
सार्धांशो भित्तिविष्कम्भ एकभागं अलिन्दकम्॥ ५६
खण्डहर्म्यं तु भागेन कूट कोष्ठादि पूर्ववत्।
मुखे पृष्ठे महाशाला पञ्चांशो वा षडंशकः॥ ५७
चतुर्भौमं इदं ख्यातं सर्वावयव सुन्दरम्।
tāre navāṁśe garbhassyāt tribhāgastadbahiḥ kramāt|| 54
gṛhapiṇḍasyalinda hārāṁśca krameṇa parikalpayet|
kūṭa koṣṭhādi sarvāṅgaṁ pūrvavat parikalpayet|| 55
viśāle paṅktibhāge tu garbhagehe tribhāgataḥ|
sārdhāṁśo bhittiviṣkambha ekabhāgaṁ alindakam|| 56
khaṇḍaharmyaṁ tu bhāgena kūṭa koṣṭhādi pūrvavat|
mukhe pṛṣṭhe mahāśālā pañcāṁśo vā ṣaḍaṁśakaḥ|| 57
caturbhaumaṁ idaṁ khyātaṁ sarvāvayava sundaram|
If the width of the storey is of 9 parts, then the central chamber should be with a width of 3
parts. In the remaining part, the surrounding wall, corridor and the chain of architectural
mouldings should be provided in the due order. All other component members such as the
pinnacle turret should be designed as detailed before. For the fourth storey, if its width is
of 5 parts, the width of the central chamber should be of 3 parts. The thickness of the
surrounding wall should be of half part. The corridor should be with a width of one part.

The width of the sectional tower in the middle should be one part. All other members such
as the pinnacle turret should be designed as explained before. With a width of 5 or 6 parts,
the great outer hall should be provided in the front and the back. The features of the fourth
storey , which should be very nice and beautiful furnished with all the component members,
have been told.
विस्तारे रुद्रभागे तु नालीगेहं त्रिभागतः॥ ५८
द्विभागो भित्तिविष्कम्भो व्योमांशस्स्यादलिन्दकः।
एकांशं खण्डहर्म्यं स्यादन्यत्सर्वं समानकम्॥ ५९
पञ्चभौमं समाख्यातं षड्भौमं अधुनोच्यते।
vistāre rudrabhāge tu nālīgehaṁ tribhāgataḥ|| 58
dvibhāgo bhittiviṣkambho vyomāṁśassyādalindakaḥ|
ekāṁśaṁ khaṇḍaharmyaṁ syādanyatsarvaṁ samānakam|| 59
pañcabhaumaṁ samākhyātaṁ ṣaḍbhaumaṁ adhunocyate|
If the width of the storey is of 11 parts, the central hall(the inner space of the storey) should
be with a width of 3 parts. The thickness of the wall, 2 parts. The width of the corridor, one
part. The width of the sectional tower, one part. All other components should be provided
as detailed earlier.In this way, the features of the fifth storey have been told. Now, those of
the sixth storey are told.
विस्तारे रविभागे तु नालीगेहं युगांशकम्॥ ६०
द्विभागो भित्ति विस्तारो द्वारांशेन प्रकीर्तितः।
भागेन खण्डहर्म्यं स्यादन्यत्सर्वं समानकम्॥ ६१
षष्ठभौमं इदं प्रोक्तं सप्तमं त्वधुनोच्यते।
vistāre ravibhāge tu nālīgehaṁ yugāṁśakam|| 60
dvibhāgo bhitti vistāro dvārāṁśena prakīrtitaḥ|
bhāgena khaṇḍaharmyaṁ syādanyatsarvaṁ samānakam|| 61
ṣaṣṭhabhaumaṁ idaṁ proktaṁ saptamaṁ tvadhunocyate|

If the width of the storey is of 12 parts, the central hall should be with a width of 4 parts. The
width of the surrounding wall should be 2 parts. The width of the entrance, one part. The
width of the sectional tower, one part. All other structures should be provided as told before.
The features of the sixth storey have been told and those of the seventh storey are told now.
त्रयोदशांशे विस्तारे गर्भस्स्यादंशभागभाक्॥ ६२
सार्ध द्व्यंशं तु भित्तिस्स्याद् एकेनालिन्दमिष्यते।
खण्डहर्म्यमिहैकांशं कूटशालादि पूर्ववत्॥ ६३
पृष्ठे मुखे महाशाला षड्भागेन प्रकीर्तिता।
पञ्चांशे हस्तिपृष्ठे च पक्षशालादिभिर्युतः॥ ६४
नानामसूरकस्तम्भ वेदिकाजाल तोरणम्।
सप्तभौमं इदं प्रोक्तं गोपुरं सार्वदेशिकम्॥ ६५
trayodaśāṁśe vistāre garbhassyādaṁśabhāgabhāk|| 62
sārdha dvyaṁśaṁ tu bhittissyād ekenālindamiṣyate|
khaṇḍaharmyamihaikāṁśaṁ kūṭaśālādi pūrvavat|| 63
pṛṣṭhe mukhe mahāśālā ṣaḍbhāgena prakīrtitā|
pañcāṁśe hastipṛṣṭhe ca pakṣaśālādibhiryutaḥ|| 64
nānāmasūrakastambha vedikājāla toraṇam|
saptabhaumaṁ idaṁ proktaṁ gopuraṁ sārvadeśikam|| 65
If the width of the storey is of 13 parts, the central hall should be with a width of one part.
With the width of two and a half parts should be the surrounding wall. The width of the
balcony(alinda) should be of one part. The width of the sectional tower, one part. Other
members such as the pinnacle turret should be provided as told before. In the front and the
back, there should be the great hall with a width of 6 parts. The structure in the likeness
of the back of the elephant should be with a width of 5 parts. This should be associated with
the component members such as the side halls. This level of the gopura should be provided
with various styles of base, small pillars, varieties of stereobates, arches and others. These
are the features of the seventh storey. Apart from these, there are some specific details for
the gopura belonging to the category of sarvadesika.

मूलभूद्वार विस्तार पञ्चांशेन विशालभाक्।
चतुरंशोनकं वा स्यादूर्ध्वद्वारं तु विस्तरात्॥ ६६
उपर्युपरि द्वारं स्यान् मध्याधमोत्तमान्वितम्।
सोपानगर्भगेहे तु तलं प्रति समाचरेत्॥ ६७
उपपीठे चतुष्षण्ठे सोपानं प्रविधीयते।
मण्डपाभं भवेद् द्वारं शोभायै पण्डितेश्वराः॥ ६८
mūlabhūdvāra vistāra pañcāṁśena viśālabhāk|
caturaṁśonakaṁ vā syādūrdhvadvāraṁ tu vistarāt|| 66
uparyupari dvāraṁ syān madhyādhamottamānvitam|
sopānagarbhagehe tu talaṁ prati samācaret|| 67
upapīṭhe catuṣkhaṇṭhe sopānaṁ pravidhīyate|
maṇḍapābhaṁ bhaved dvāraṁ śobhāyai paṇḍiteśvarāḥ|| 68
The entrance to be provided in the upper storey should be with a width whose measure is to be
5 or 4 parts of the width of the entrance of the first storey. The entrance to be provided for
each upper storey should be designed to suit one of the three categories – uttama, madhyama
and adhama. In each storey, the central hall may be designed so as to be associated with
stairway. The stairway should raise from the pedestal or from the level where there are four
dados. O, the Lords of the learned Sages!, the entrance should be structutred so as to look like a
pavilion in order to effect the pleasant and auspicious appearance.
दण्डशाला समाकारा द्वारशाला प्रकीर्तिताः।
प्रासादाकृतिवद् द्वारप्रासादं परिपठ्यते॥ ६९
मालिकाकृतिवद् द्वारहर्म्यं स्यान्मुनिसत्तमाः।
शालाकार समं कुर्याद् द्वारगोपुरं अन्तिमम्॥ ७०
daṇḍaśālā samākārā dvāraśālā prakīrtitāḥ|
prāsādākṛtivad dvāraprāsādaṁ paripaṭhyate|| 69