Wed, Jun 1, 2022
The three goals of life: Dharma, Artha and Kama are examined and the connections between them are described. The most suitable age for Kama knowledge and manner of observing these interconnections has been spoken of, while questions raised about Dharma are answered with detailed examples.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
The sixty-four arts associated with sexual pleasure are described. Along with the preparation needed for them, the benefits of these acts are touted as a means for a better quality of life and vivid details are offered about what they are, how they should be performed and why they contribute to better Kama.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter reveals particulars of the ideal lifestyle led by an urban elegant man including his routine, his socializing as well as the arrangements of house and its furniture. It describes the daily life of such a citizen, his companions and his various amusements geared towards his effort to improve his Kama. A brief accounting of options for rural men and what must never be resorted to such a pursuit is touched upon.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
An account of the categories of apparently appropriate and inappropriate women to pursue for relationships or sexual relations. It illustrates the means of finding sexual partners, becoming lovers, staying faithful, as well as concessions for adultery. The importance and discretion of friends and intermediary messengers is also enthused upon.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter chronicles the various ways of kissing. Along with names and description of the kiss, details about how and between whom the kiss must happen have also been given. Types of kisses are based on the intensity of passion, the shyness of the woman and the progress of the sexual acts.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter is about the various ways of consensually slapping a lover and of the appropriate sounds it encourages. A result of the intensity of a couple's ardor, it's stressed that such actions must only be performed on the prior approval of the other. A warning of caution is also proclaimed that not all ways of striking are appropriate and safe.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter gives an account of appropriate behavior of a couple in preparation of their lovemaking and what ought to occur afterwards. After covering the different kinds of sexual unions, it outlines quarrels of love between a couple by prescribing their actions during such arguments.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
How best a man should approach a woman while indicating to her signs of his interest. It describes the various ways and gestures a man may use to express his intent with her. Other manifestations of feelings during courtship are also outlined for both men and women, suggesting facial expressions and necessary gestures in the form of signs and deeds.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter is about different forms of wedding ceremonies and the circumstances in which they should be carried out. It outlines what practices are necessary to validate the marriage as acceptable and undeniable. It stresses these maneuvers can only be made with the consent of both parties.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter is about conduct of the senior wife towards the other wives of her husband, and of the junior wife towards her superiors. It also details the expected conduct of a remarried but virginal widow, an unloved wife, of the women in the King's Harem, and the responsibilities of a man with numerous wives.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter is about the desire of those in authority for the wives of their subordinates. The strict conduct those having advantage such as Kings, his ministers and others occupying official positions must follow in order to fulfill their desires is outlined so as to avoid scandals and troubles.
Sun, May 1, 2022
This chapter is about the lifestyle of a courtesan who chooses to live with a man like his wife. It carries a detailed description of her behavior, duties and compliance in her adopted role as a wife which involves the same degree of devotion and responsibility as if she were truly one.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter is about restoring a broken relationship and describes the circumstances in which it is acceptable to reunite with a former lover. It also warns that no matter how solid the relationship, one should keep an eye out for situations and conditions that may bring instability.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter offers mysterious secrets behind attracting another's love through personal adornment, spellbinding and subjugating the hearts of others through aphrodisiacs. It outlines the recipes of various concoctions that supposedly produce magical effects on people including attracting a beloved.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
This chapter gives an account of the means of increasing passion, recovering diminished ardor and enlarging the male organ using various recipes and unusual techniques. While advising those expecting magical results to temper their expectations, it offers several miscellaneous experiments and recipes to produce exciting effects.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Around 2200 years ago, Vatsyayana wrote the Kama Sutra in Sanskrit and through Sir Richard Francis Burton's collaborative adaptation of it into English in 1883, it still stands today as world-renowned account of loving and living. It's more than just a notorious manual. This Hindi translation presents the ancient guide, still relatable in some ways as it may be outdated in others, as a chronicle of the art of pleasure as it relates to the nature of men and women and their lifestyles. Descriptive accounts detail how to maximize efforts to secure the best opportunities for satisfied living through advice on love, courtship, the development of skills, mastering the art of flirting, the power play in marriages, the influence of economics in eroticism, as well as the means of attaining ardor, sustaining desire and those infamous sexual positions.