Essay name: Kamashastra and Classical Sanskrit literature (study)
Author:
Vishwanath K. Hampiholi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay in English studies the influence of Kamashastra on classical Sanskrit literature by exploring the significance of Kama (sexual desire) within Indian philosophy and literature. It is highlighted tat ancient Indians valued both spiritual and worldly aspects of life. The treatise "Kamasutra" by Vatsyayana is highlighted as a pioneering erotic text, addressing sexual pleasure as an art form.
Chapter 3 - Kamasutra part 2 (Samprayogika)鈥擟ritical study
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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V. Biting Biting, though painful, is an essential part in coition. Therefore an old English writer Robert Burton says "All love is a kind of slavery." Even Havelock Ellis accepts it and explains it thus- "The lover is his mistress's servant; he must be ready to undertake all sorts of risk to encounter many dangers, to fulfill many unpleasant duties in order to serve her and to gain her favour... That the infliction of pain is a sign of love is a wide-spread idea both in ancient and modern times. Van De Velde opines- "The normal love-bite generally occurs at the more intense moments of erotic play or during actual coitious, whether in the swift crescend #2 of sensation or the supreme moment. 1 Vatsyayana, who was a keen observer of human feelings
and emotions, knew that even in the sphere of normal love
a man will often inflict small pains on the woman whom he
loves and all the time be curious that she should like
them or even experience pleasure in them.
Therefore he
has discussed the idea of biting in detail in his book.
He says that all the places that can be kissed and pressed
1. Psychology of Sex, p.177.
2. Ideal Marriage, p. 138.
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