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The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot

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Kama Shastra Society (1883)

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Table of Contents

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Note from 4 Freedoms Relationship Tantra................... 1 The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana ...................................... 3

Preface............................................................................. 3 Introduction..................................................................... 9 Part I: The Vatsyayana Sutra ....................................... 14

Chapter I Introductory Preface: Salutation to Dharma, Artha and Kama ......................................... 14 Chapter II On The Acquisition Of Dharma, Artha And Kama ................................................................. 16 Chapter III On The Arts And Sciences To Be Studied ................................................................................... 21 Chapter IV The Life Of A Citizen .......................... 27 Chapter V About The Kinds Of Women Resorted To By The Citizens, And Of Friends And Messengers.. 33 PART II On Sexual Union............................................ 39 Chapter I Kinds Of Sexual Union According To Dimensions, Force Of Desire Or Passion, And Time39 Chapter II Of The Embrace.................................... 46 Chapter III On Kissing............................................ 51 Chapter IV On Pressing, Or Marking, Or Scratching With The Nails.......................................................... 56 Chapter V On Biting, And The Means To Be Employed With Regard To Women Of Different Countries ................................................................... 60 Chapter VI On The Different Ways Of Lying Down, And Various Kinds Of Congress .............................. 65 Chapter VII On The Various Modes Of Striking, And Of The Sounds Appropriate To Them ...................... 70 Chapter VIII About Women Acting The Part Of A Man; And Of The Work Of A Man .......................... 74 Chapter IX Of The Auparishtaka Or Mouth Congress.................................................................... 79

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Chapter X Of The Way How To Begin And How To End The Congress. Different Kinds Of Congress And Love Quarrels.................................................... 84 PART III: About the Acquisition of a Wife.................. 89 Chapter I On Marriage ....................................... 89 Chapter II On Creating Confidence In The Girl . 93 Chapter III On Courtship, And The Manifestation Of The Feelings By Outward Signs And Deeds ....... 97 Chapter IV About Things To Be Done Only By The Man, And The Acquisition Of The Girl Thereby. Also What Is To Be Done By A Girl To Gain Over A Man, And Subject Him To Her............................... 102 Chapter V On Certain Forms Of Marriage ....... 107 PART IV: About A Wife ............................................ 111 Chapter I On The Manner Of Living Of A Virtuous Woman, And Of Her Behaviour During The Absence Of Her Husband ....................................... 111 Chapter II On The Conduct Of The Elder Wife Towards The Other Wives Of Her Husband, And On That Of A Younger Wife Towards The Elder Ones. Also On The Conduct Of A Virgin Widow ReMarried; Of A Wife Disliked By Her Husband; Of The Women In The King's Harem; And Lastly On The Conduct Of A Husband Towards Many Wives ...... 116 PART V: About the Wives of Other Men .................. 123 Chapter I Of The Characteristics Of Men And Women. The Reasons Why Women Reject The Addresses Of Men. About Men Who Have Success With Women, And About Women Who Are Easily Gained Over ............................................................ 123 Chapter II About Making Acquaintance With The Woman, And Of The Efforts To Gain Her Over .... 130 Chapter III Examination Of The State Of A Woman's Mind........................................................ 134 Chapter IV About The Business Of A Go-Between ................................................................................. 138

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Chapter V About The Love Of Persons In Authority For The Wives Of Other Men................................. 146 Chapter VI About The Women Of The Royal Harem; And Of The Keeping Of One's Own Wife. 151 PART VI: About Courtesans ..................................... 157 Introductory Remarks ............................................. 157 Chapter I Of The Causes Of A Courtesan Resorting To Men; Of The Means Of Attaching To Herself The Man Desired; And Of The Kind Of Man That It Is Desirable To Be Acquainted With.......................... 159 Chapter II Of Living Like A Wife ....................... 165 Chapter III Of The Means Of Getting Money, Of The Signs Of The Change Of A Lover's Feelings, And Of The Way To Get Rid Of Him ................................. 170 Chapter IV About Reunion With A Former Lover ................................................................................. 176 Chapter V Of Different Kinds Of Gain............... 181 Chapter VI Of Gains And Losses; Attendant Gains And Losses; And Doubts; As Also Of The Different Kinds Of Courtesans ............................................... 186 PART VII: About The Means To Attract Others To Yourself....................................................................... 194 Chapter I On Personal Adornment; On Subjugating The Hearts Of Others; And On Tonic Medicines ... 194 Chapter II Of The Ways Of Exciting Desire, And Miscellaneous Experiments, And Recipes.............. 201 Concluding Remarks................................................... 208 About 4 Freedoms Relationship Tantra ..................... 212 Books by Al Link and Pala Copeland......................... 213 Audio Books by Pala Copeland and Al Link.............. 217 eBooks by Al Link & Pala Copeland.......................... 219 eBooks by other Authors ........................................ 223

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This document includes the complete text of the 1883 Burton/Arbuthnot translation of the Kama Sutra by Vatsyayana. All footnotes attached are from the translation. There are links from the table of contents directly to the individual chapters for easy navigation through the manuscript. You have permission to print copies of this document.

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) and Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot (1833-1901) co-founded the secret Kama Shastra Society of London, England and Benares, India in 1876. They also worked together translating two of the greatest love manuals of all time which they privately published (for private circulation only) through the Kama Shastra Society: the Kama Sutra (1883) and the Ananga Ranga (1885) both translated from the original Sanskrit. These were the first ancient Hindu treatises on the art of love to be translated into the English language, but they were so controversial that they could not be officially published in England until the mid 1960s.

In almost every country in the world there are people, usually men in authority, who believe they have the right to tell you what you can and cannot read, what you can and cannot do, even in the privacy of your own bedroom. The historical and continuing repression of sexuality is a serious issue and it is time to be done with it, so let's just have a good laugh about it and get on with creating and enjoying a wonderful, healthy, joyous love life. Matt Groening, creator

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of the animated television series "The Simpsons?," once said, "When men in authority tell you that sex is bad, there is an important lesson to be learned--don't have sex with men in authority."

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The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

PREFACE

In the literature of all countries there will be found a certain number of works treating especially of love. Everywhere the subject is dealt with differently, and from various points of view. In the present publication it is proposed to give a complete translation of what is considered the standard work on love in Sanscrit literature, and which is called the Vatsyayana Kama Sutra, or Aphorisms on Love, by Vatsyayana.

While the introduction will deal with the evidence concerning the date of the writing, and the commentaries written upon it, the chapters following the introduction will give a translation of the work itself. It is, however, advisable to furnish here a brief analysis of works of the same nature, prepared by authors who lived and wrote years after Vatsyayana had passed away, but who still

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considered him as the great authority, and always quoted him as the chief guide to Hindoo erotic literature.

Besides the treatise of Vatsyayana the following works on the same subject are procurable in India:

1. The Ratirahasya, or Secrets of Love 2. The Panchasakya, or The Five Arrows 3. The Smara Pradipa, or The Light of Love 4. The Ratimanjari, or The Garland of Love 5. The Rasmanjari, or The Sprout of Love 6. The Anunga Runga, or The Stage of Love; also

called Kamaledhiplava, or A Boat in the Ocean of Love.

1. The author of the Secrets of Love was a poet named Kukkoka. He composed his work to please one Venudutta, who was perhaps a king. When writing his own name at the end of each chapter he calls himself "Siddha patiya pandita", i.e. an ingenious man among learned men. The work was translated into Hindi years ago, and in this the author's name was written as Koka. And as the same name crept into all the translations into other languages in India, the book became generally known, and the subject was popularly called Koka Shastra, or doctrines of Koka, which is identical with the Kama Shastra, or doctrines of love, and the words Koka Shastra and Kama Shastra are used indiscriminately.

The work contains nearly eight hundred verses, and is divided into ten chapters, which are called Pachivedas. Some of the things treated of in this work are not to be found in the Vatsyayana, such as the four classes of women, the Padmini, Chitrini, Shankini and Hastini, as also the enumeration of the days and hours on which the women of the different classes become subject to love. The author

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