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

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62. With 8 Lumbis it is known as Priyamukha and with 12 Lumbis, it
is known as Sanmukha. With one Chādya it is known
as Ekamukha and with two Chādyas in a row it is known
as Priyāṅgaka.
63. With three Chādyas, it is known as Padmanābha and with four
Chādyas it is known as Dīpacitra. It is known as Vicitra if adorned
with five Chādyas. These are the five different types.
64. If the length is greater it is known as Siṁha and if the breadth is
greater it is known as Haṁsa. The square one is known as Buddhida
and the Buddhisāgara is having Bhadra in the North.
65. The Garuḍa will have wings on the right and left sides and it will
be a latticed one. It will be adorned with Rājasena seats, Chādya
platform and Mattavāraṇa.
66. For a King's house the latticed windows are decorated with lion-
like nets(Siṁhajāla), Elaka and others. The latticed windows will
be displayed in different shapes and arrangements.
67. A wise person will arrange trellis as well as Candrāvalokana properly.
Now the Chādyam
A Chādya is regarded as auspicious if it is projected from half of
the height of a house and equal to the Paṭṭa (slab).
According to the different shapes, they are of six varieties—
Karāla, Kumuda (shape of a lotus), Kalāpa (moon), shape of
a Sūrppa, Pralamba (prolonged) and Kākapakṣābha (like the wings
of a crow).
68-69. The water- band (Jalapaṭṭī) will be 1/4th of the whole dimension,
and its width will be of 3 Aṅgulas.