Preface

Both Vatsyayana, author of the famous Kamasutra, and I share a

few things.
Both of us are white-haired, and past sexual temptations.
Both of us have tried to restore the fragmented works to their
original wholeness.
Vatsyayana compiled the seven limbs of the teaching on kama,
and condensed all the material in one brief volume. The first
formulation -- in one thousand chapters, based on the god
Brahmas original -- is attributed to Nandi, servant of the god
Shiva.
I have drawn my slim volume from the poetry and poetics
created during the third Cankam By combining it with the then
existing Samkhya, Tantra and Yoga methods, I have tried to
restore its original wholeness.
Both of us have composed our works in sutra form. This has both
advantages and disadvantages.

Kamasutra Sections/Parts
Part 1: General Remarks
The realization of the three
aims of life
The counsels of common sense
Behavior of the educated man
Reflections on the use of
intermediaries to assist the
lover
Sixty-four arts
Part 2: Sexual Union
Different kinds of union and
various manifestations of love
Embraces and caresses
Kisses
The art of scratching

Corresponding Tamil Love Poetry

details as covered in this book
See Prologue of this book

See Chapter 5: Sexual Union

Kamasutra Sections/Parts

Corresponding Tamil Love Poetry

details as covered in this book

Biting Behavior
Matters of intercourse
Types of slaps and sighs
Homosexuality
Behavior before and after the
act
Variations on the sexual act
Lovers' quarrels

Part 3: Acquiring a Wife

Questions of choice
Decision to unite
Inspiring confidence in the girl
First overtures to the girl
Interpretation of her behavior
Union with one man only
Arousing the girl's desire
Persuading the girl thus
prepared to unite
Marriage

See Chapter on First Meeting

Part 4: Duties and Privileges of the

Wife
The wife must love none but
her husband
Living in his place of residence
Respect for the chief wife
Behavior toward younger wives
Accepting the arrival of a new
wife
Behavior of the repudiated wife
Final duty
The husband's behavior toward
many wives

See Chapter on Post-Marital

Relations

Part 5: Relations with Other Men's

Wives
The establishment of a mutual
attachment between man and
woman
Obstacles
Men that please women
Women able to free themselves
Opportunities for getting to
know each other
Meetings
Examination of feelings
The procurer's role
The rich lover
The guards at the entry to the
harem
Part 6: About Courtesans
Reflections on prospective

See Chapter on ---

See Chapter on Courtesans

Kamasutra Sections/Parts

Corresponding Tamil Love Poetry

details as covered in this book

customers
Reasons in favor of sexual
relations
The means of seduction
Behaving like a lover
Means of achieving one's aims
Signs of detachment
How to get back a man who
breaks away
How to get rid of a lover
Restarting an old affair
Advantages and disadvantages
of a relationship with
courtesans

Part 7: Occult Media

Means for becoming attractive
How to infatuate
How to increase sexual drive
and achieve multiple coition
How to develop the sexual
organ
Reviving a failing impulse
Unusual copulation

See Chapter ---