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

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 121 Now the number of storeys (and their dimension) 94. The one - storeyed house will be up to 8 hands in breadth. Then it can gradually be increased up to 10 or 10 1/2 according to the requirement of the storeys. 95. One or two storeyed buildings can be built for the lowest category people. Three storeyed buildings are to be built for Śūdras and four storeyed for Vaiśyas. 96. Five storeyed (buildings) for Kṣatriyas, six for Brahmins, seven for Maṇḍalikas (lord of a province), and nine storeyed will be for Kings. 97. Eleven storeyed buildings should be built for the Cakravartti (King). When the number of storeys increases, the height of each upper floor will be less by 1/12th part. 98. The nature of work should be same for the bottom as well as for the top floor. Lime powder, limestone, gravel, brick powder should be used for plastering. 99. A house should contain bananas, paddy, lentils and others. Now the collection of woods :- 100. Barring Dhaniṣṭhā etc. the 5 stars-(Dhaniṣṭhā, Śatabhiṣā, Pūrvabhādra-padā, Uttarabhādrapadā and Revatī), one should go to the forest on an auspicious day and for a good cause give offer- ings to the woods which are suitable for construction. Mantra :- 101. Om, disperse the Bhūtas, Gods, Demons and Rākṣas. Offerings have been made to you, be patient and show me the woods.