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Kamasutra, Sexology, and . . . .

24 centuries ^[7A] before Europe/US studied Sexology a Scholar from India, Vatsayana, compiled all the teachings of the learned Masters available till then and published his work as Kamasutra. Kama means ‘desire’, hence the treatise is more broader, encompassing romance, love, marriage, sex, extramarital affairs.

MODERN SEXUAL SCIENCE

• Sexology
• Sex Therapy
• Psycho-Sexual Therapy

Sexology is modern name for study of sexual behavior. Sexology touches almost all faculties of Medical Science as we know today, such as gynecology, andrology, psychology. This is so because sex is an essential inseparable part of human being and begetting.

Note: The appendage ‘logy’, (“logia=study of”) generates reverence whether it is Sexology or Parapsychology.

Sex Therapy implies treatment of difficulties in the areas of Sexual functioning. Mod.L. therapia, from Gk. therapeia “curing, healing,” from therapeuein “to cure, treat.” [1] [2]

PsychoSexual Therapy [3] is treatment that emphasizes psychological aspects of Sexual dynamics.

SACRED SEXUALITY

Kamasutra ranks no. 1 among top 100 free ebooks available at my favorite haunt Gutenberg. [5] [6].

The Ananga Ranga (Stage of Love) ^[7B] or Kamaledhiplava (Boat in the Sea of Love) is an Indian sex manual written by Kalyana malla in the 15th or 16th century AD.
Links and Citations:
Find the links below for sweet dreams and pleasure.

[1] Therapy

[2] Online Etymology Dictionary: Cite this source: Therapy

[3] Psychology

[4] Kamasutra full text

[5] Top 100 free ebooks

[6] The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Vatsyayana (544)

[7A] 2nd Century BC

[7B] Ananga Ranga (Sacred Sexuality)

kamadeva doctoral dissertation review

The name Kama-deva (IAST kāma-deva) can be translated as ‘divine love’ or ‘god of love’.

Kamadeva is also a name of Vishnu in Vishnu Purana and Bhagavata (SB 5.18.15).

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It is also sometimes used as name of Shiva and the name of author of Sanskrit work Prayaschita padyata.

Kamadeva is one of the names and epithets used for Krishna.

Deva means heavenly or divine. Kama (IAST kāma) can be literary translated as wish, desire or longing, especially as in sensual love or sexuality. Kama is also a name used for Agni. The name is also used in Rig Veda (RV 9, 113. 11).[5]

REVIEW

OF
A study of Kamadeva in Indian Study Literature
CATHERINE BENTON’S DOCTORAL DISSERTATION Columbia University Libraries Academic Commons

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Due to paucity of time I am plucking just one story of handsome King Yeyati from Catherine’s dissertation to elaborate my review findings of the entire dissertation.

Cahterine has narrated the story of handsome King Yeyati and his penchant for sexual gratification with Devyani.

COMPLIMENTS TO STUDENT AND TEACHER

I wish to congratulate Catherine Benton and her teacher for understanding the essence behind the romantic, carnal story of handsome King Yeyati and Devyani.

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THE STUDY ON DESIRE

What could be better example of ‘desire’ than ‘sexual desire’?
Here Sexual Desire is symbolic of any and all desires for this is the way Rishis, the scientists, Masters of Vedanta taught life and living.

DISSATISFACTION DESPITE SEX UNLIMITED

How desires can never be satiated even if your desired object is gifted to you and with it you are also given healthy constitution and long life of scores of hundreds of years to savor the object of desire is clearly elaborated in this dissertation of Catherine Benton on Kama deva.

Sexual desire unlimited and means to gratify having been given to handsome King Yeyati; the Indian Masters of Upanishadic Philosophy have poetically sketched comparison between sensual pleasures and enlightenment.

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEX PLEASURE AND LOVE DIVINE

If you see through the eyes of Yeyati you will see as clearly as sunny day the essential difference between the
mirage of sensuous gratification,
comfort,
convenience,
luxury (CHARVAK Philosopy)
and
the eternal bliss of Divine Love.

If the God of Desire KAMDEV fulfills your desires?

Wow! Awesome. What if I had the boon of gratification of desire the way King Yeyati had? – is what you would be tempted to dream.
Gifted literary scholars have crafted bestsellers based on the story of handsome King Yeayati. One such example is Shri V. S. Khandekar’s book in Marathi titled ‘Yeyatii’.

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WHAT ARE PURANAS?

Highest teachings have been told in the form of stories in Purana so that common person is delighted to hear the story, identifies easily with the characters and comes to know the necessity and Supreme Beauty of the highest ladder of evolution, Self Realization or God Realization.

DON’T MISS THE JOY ULTIMATE

This art of Self Realization is blessing of the scientists of yore, the These scientists are called in India as Rishis, many of whom cared not to sign or take credit for their work. Purana is treasure house of stories that are mystical, use symbolisms. Puranas are delightful to the naive and deeply revealing to the erudite. DON’T MISS THE JOY ULTIMATE in this journey of life is what the Masters of Vedanta tell us.

In her doctoral dissertation Catherine Benton of Columbia University gives background references from Indian Puranas, as well as the Vedas, notably, the Rig Veda and the Atharvaveda.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Title

A study of Ka̲madeva in Indian story literature

Author(s): Benton, Catherine
Title: A study of Ka̲madeva in Indian story literature
Physical Description: iv, 289 leaves.
Issue Date: 1991
Description: “91-27,814.”
Thesis (Ph. D.)–Columbia University, 1991.
Publication No. AAT9127814
The following is verbatim copy of abstract of her dissertation.

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This dissertation traces the images and stories involving the god of desire from the earliest hymns in the Rg Veda and Atharva Veda through the better known and lesser known tales in the Puranas, to the practices described for the worship of the deity. Finally, the study looks at an Indian Buddhist image of Kamadeva, an early tantric form of the bodhisattva Manjusri.

The best known form of the god, the handsome deity who excites erotic passion in the hearts of those struck by the flower arrows he releases from his sugarcane bow, is most graphically described in the puranic stories which delight in recounting the tug-of-war between Kama and the great ascetic, Siva. However, Kama also appears in other stories and even becomes the object of certain devotional rituals for those seeking health, physical beauty, husbands, wives, and sons. In one story Kama himself succumbs to desire, and must then worship his lover in order to be released from this passion and its curse.

In two other guises Kamadeva is said to take incarnation as Pradyumna, the son of Krsna, and is known as a form of Manjusri called Vajrananga. Although little attention is given to the Pradyumna story in Vaisnava literature, this story presents the incarnate Kama as the husband of Mayavati, Mistress of Illusion. In the Buddhist tradition, Manjusri-Vagrananga carries the sugarcane bow and flower arrows while displaying the srngara rasa. The reasons for these two forms of the deity are explored in the last two chapters.

The thesis presents a monograph of the Indian god of desire and a picture of the way the katha literature perceives and treats the integral human force of “desire.”
by Catherine Benton

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Source: Doctoral dissertation of Catherine Benton. Columbia University Libraries Academic Commons

The Kama Sutra of Vatsayayana

Sir Richard Burton, translator
(1883)

Original Sanskrit:

कामसूत्र

Preface
Introduction

Part I: Introductory

Chapter I. Preface
Chapter II. Observations on the Three Worldly Attainments of Virtue, Wealth, and Love
Chapter III. On the Study of the Sixty-Four Arts
Chapter IV. On the Arrangements of a House, and Household Furniture; and About the Daily Life of a Citizen, His Companions, Amusements, Etc.
Chapter V. About Classes of Women Fit and Unfit for Congress with the Citizen, and of Friends, and Messengers

Part II: On Sexual Union

Chapter I. Kinds of Union According to Dimensions, Force of Desire, and Time; and on the Different Kinds of Love
Chapter II. Of the Embrace
Chapter III. On Kissing
Chapter IV. On Pressing or Marking with the Nails
Chapter V. On Biting, and the Ways of Love to be Employed with Regard to Women of Different Countries
Chapter VI. On the Various Ways of Lying Down, and the Different Kinds of Congress
Chapter VII. On the Various Ways of Striking, and of The Sounds Appropriate to Them
Chapter VIII. About Females Acting the Part of Males
Chapter IX. On Holding the Lingam in the Mouth
Chapter X. How to Begin and How to End the Congress. Different Kinds of Congress, and Love Quarrels

Part III: About the Acquisition of a Wife

Chapter I. Observations on Betrothal and Marriage
Chapter II. About Creating Confidence In the Girl
Chapter III. Courtship, and the Manifestation of the Feelings by Outward Signs and Deeds
Chapter IV. On 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
Chapter V. On the Different Forms of Marriage

Part IV: About a Wife

Chapter I. On the Manner of Living of a Virtuous Woman, and of Her Behaviour During the Absence of Her Husband
Chapter II. On the Conduct of the Eldest Wife Towards the Other Wives of her Husband, and of the Younger Wife Towards the Elder Ones…

Part V: About the Wives of Other People

Chapter I. On the Characteristics of Men And Women…
Chapter II. About Making Acquaintance with the Woman, and of the Efforts to Gain Her Over
Chapter III. Examination of the State of a Woman’s Mind
Chapter IV. The Business of a Go-Between
Chapter V. On the Love of Persons in Authority with the Wives of Other People
Chapter VI. About the Women of the Royal Harem, and of the Keeping of One’s Own Wife

Part VI: About Courtesans

Introductory Remarks
Chapter I. Of the Causes of a Courtesan Resorting to Men…
Chapter II. Of a Courtesan Living With a Man as His Wife
Chapter III. Of the Means of getting Money…
Chapter IV. About a Reunion with a Former Lover
Chapter V. Of Different Kinds of Gain
Chapter VI. Of Gains and Losses, Attendant Gains and Losses, and Doubts; and Lastly, the Different Kinds of Courtesans

Part VII: On The Means of Attracting Others to One’s Self

Chapter I. On Personal Adornment, Subjugating the Hearts of Others, and of Tonic Medicines
Chapter II. Of The Means of Exciting Desire, and of the Ways of Enlarging the Lingam. Miscellaneous Experiments and Receipts
Concluding Remarks

HISTORY OF INDIA

http://www.indohistory.com/kamasutra.html

The Kama Sutra of Vatsayayana
Sir Richard Burton, translator
(1883)
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Introductory
Chapter I. Preface
Chapter II. Observations on the Three Worldly Attainments of Virtue, Wealth, and Love
Chapter III. On the Study of the Sixty-Four Arts
Chapter IV. On the Arrangements of a House, and Household Furniture; and About the Daily Life of a Citizen, His Companions, Amusements, Etc.
Chapter V. About Classes of Women Fit and Unfit for Congress with the Citizen, and of Friends, and Messengers
Part II: On Sexual Union
Chapter I. Kinds of Union According to Dimensions, Force of Desire, and Time; and on the Different Kinds of Love
Chapter II. Of the Embrace
Chapter III. On Kissing
Chapter IV. On Pressing or Marking with the Nails
Chapter V. On Biting, and the Ways of Love to be Employed with Regard to Women of Different Countries
Chapter VI. On the Various Ways of Lying Down, and the Different Kinds of Congress
Chapter VII. On the Various Ways of Striking, and of The Sounds Appropriate to Them
Chapter VIII. About Females Acting the Part of Males
Chapter IX. On Holding the Lingam in the Mouth
Chapter X. How to Begin and How to End the Congress. Different Kinds of Congress, and Love Quarrels
Part III: About the Acquisition of a Wife
Chapter I. Observations on Betrothal and Marriage
Chapter II. About Creating Confidence In the Girl
Chapter III. Courtship, and the Manifestation of the Feelings by Outward Signs and Deeds
Chapter IV. On 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
Chapter V. On the Different Forms of Marriage
Part IV: About a Wife
Chapter I. On the Manner of Living of a Virtuous Woman, and of Her Behaviour During the Absence of Her Husband
Chapter II. On the Conduct of the Eldest Wife Towards the Other Wives of her Husband, and of the Younger Wife Towards the Elder Ones…
Part V: About the Wives of Other People
Chapter I. On the Characteristics of Men And Women…
Chapter II. About Making Acquaintance with the Woman, and of the Efforts to Gain Her Over
Chapter III. Examination of the State of a Woman’s Mind
Chapter IV. The Business of a Go-Between
Chapter V. On the Love of Persons in Authority with the Wives of Other People
Chapter VI. About the Women of the Royal Harem, and of the Keeping of One’s Own Wife
Part VI: About Courtesans
Introductory Remarks
Chapter I. Of the Causes of a Courtesan Resorting to Men…
Chapter II. Of a Courtesan Living With a Man as His Wife
Chapter III. Of the Means of getting Money…
Chapter IV. About a Reunion with a Former Lover
Chapter V. Of Different Kinds of Gain
Chapter VI. Of Gains and Losses, Attendant Gains and Losses, and Doubts; and Lastly, the Different Kinds of Courtesans
Part VII: On The Means of Attracting Others to One’s Self
Chapter I. On Personal Adornment, Subjugating the Hearts of Others, and of Tonic Medicines
Chapter II. Of The Means of Exciting Desire, and of the Ways of Enlarging the Lingam. Miscellaneous Experiments and Receipts
Concluding Remarks

kama sutra is available on the Internet published under the auspices of Indo history HISTORY OF INDIA
kama sutra of Vatsyana by Richard Burton

ANCIENT ART OF MAKING LOVE

Birthplace of kamasutra: INDIA

It is well known that India‘s exceptionally brilliant scholar Professor Aryabhatta discovered the number ‘zero’ several centuries ago.

About Kamasutra:

Sanskrit: कामसूत्र

When

As early as 2nd century BC, that is 24 centuries before any study began in US and Europe, What An unparalleled masterly treatise on the ‘Art of Making Love’ was put forth unabashedly in words and pictures

Who

By the Indian scholar Professor Vatsayana who himself was a celibate monk.

How

Many sexual positions and techniques are described to enhance not just the physical joy and intensity of love as most people understand but with an eye for reaching the

Why

Boundless bliss, as defined in the spiritual textbooks of India. This dimension of the ultimate bliss often goes unnoticed. The western scholars are unfamiliar with ‘boundless complete bliss’, which, is defined in Indian spiritual textbooks well studied even today and is a real experience for the dedicated people in India.

Recent times- INDIA

The Indians lost the import not only of the gorgeous ‘Kamasutra’ in their day-to-day life but also of the other scholarly texts. Invaders from foreign countries caused deplorable economic famine of devastating proportion having fleeced the country of all its riches. Can any one believe that India was one of the richest countries till 2oo years ago? Hence an Indian today mainly focuses on earning for a decent livelihood for himself and his family, that too by ethical means, which is ingrained in him. Recent times – US Europe Until about 100 years ago ‘sex’ was synonymous with sin in Europe. Even when the word ‘sex’ was sacrilegious, scientific studies in human sexuality began in Europe and the US in the 19 the century.

Ancient Scholar:

Vatsayana

Modern Scholars

Notable among the modern stalwarts who studied human sexuality are:

* The German psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing

* The Viennese physician Sigmund Freud,

* The English physician Havelock Ellis

* The German physician Magnus Hirshfeld. The Nazis destroyed most of his materials during World War II (1939-1945).

* The American anthropologist Margaret Mead and

* The British anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski studied sexual sciences in the early 1930s.

* American biologist Alfred Charles Kinsey

** William H. Masters and Virginia Johnson.

* The book prompted by the AIDS crisis Sex in America (1994) Sexual Positions of

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