वास्तु मण्डन (मण्डन सूत्रधार - गृह, राजप्रासाद, दुर्ग एवं नगर-वास्तु सटीक)

Ch. VI – Śālādi gṛhalakṣaṇam 153
Now the variety of Dviśālā
60-61. Serially they are Hastinī, Mahiṣī, Gāvī and Chāgalī. The pair of white
swans etc. should have eight designations. They are two swans
(Haṁsa), two drakes (Cakras) and two cranes (Sārasa) and two
cuckoos (Kokilas). It is known that serially they are for Hastinī and
others.
62. Equalizing four corners and keeping nine inner Pādas (Koṣṭha)
within a three-fold set up, and a triangle (nine Pādas), one should
think of a twin apartment, leaving the central chambers.
63. Constructed on the Southern and South East (Āgneya) corner of
the plot, the Hastinī type of house will face the Northern side.
The Mahiṣī type of house will be constructed on the Western as
well as the South-East corner of the plot and it will face the East-
ern side.
64. The Gāvī type of house will be built on the North and North-
West corner and it will face the Southern direction.
The Chāgalī type of the house will be constructed on the East
and North-West corner and it will face the Western side.
65. Śrīdhara will have Alindas in the front part. Jayāvaha will have
Alindas on the fore part of the South. Śrījaya should be placed at
the place of circumambulation and Kāmada is to be placed on
the main pairs.
66. Jayanta and Śobhana Śālās have Alindas on the front part of the
South. Viśāla type of Śālā will have two Alindas at the place of cir-
cumambulation.