Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India)
by Nidheesh Kannan B. | 2018 | 52,434 words
This page relates ‘Works on Kamashastra (f): Smaradipika’ of the study on Kamashastra representing the discipline of Kama (i.e., ‘sensual pleasure’). The Kamasutra of Vatsyayana from the 4th century is one of the most authoratitive Sanskrit texts belonging this genre. This study focusses on the vision of life of ancient India reflected in Kamashastra.
2. Works on Kāmaśāstra (f): Smaradīpikā
The Smaradīpikā of Mīnanātha is a minor work on Kāmaśāstra which consists of 27 chapters or prakaraṇas. As seen in all the texts, this is also going through the general subjects of Kāmaśāstra and nothing new is introduced. But, the only thing is that in the eleventh prakaraṇa, descriptions of twenty-six types of sexual postures are detailed. The text ends with the tips for the birth of a brave and strong male baby.