2. Works on Kāmaśāstra (l): Anaṅgaraṅga

The Anaṅgaraṅga of Kalyāṇamalla is considered one of the important works on post-Kāmasūtra literature. Sushil Kumar De places the text around 16^th century CE. (1983: 105) Kalyāṇamalla wrote this work for the happiness of his patron Lāḍhakhān-the ruler of Oudh. It is known that Kalyāṇamalla authored another work called Sulaimaccarita-a Sanskrit version of Solomon in the Old Testament (Krishnamachariar M., 2009: 891).

The Anaṅgaraṅga comprises of ten chapters and each chapter has been named as sthala. Classification of men and women, most congenial days and time for sexual excitement, types of sexual unions, characteristics of men and women as per their age, humor etc., regional characteristics and verities of women and their organs etc. are described in the first five sthalas.

Ways and means to lead women to orgasm, aphrodisiacs for both men and women, depilatory powders and oils for the growth of hair, the ways for stiffening breasts are prescribed in the sixth sthala. Ways for laying charms on women by making marks on her body, use of collyrium, powders, pills, incense, sacred incantations etc., use of cosmetics and deodorants are described in the seventh sthala. Selection of bride and groom, the women with whom sexual relationship is prohibited, messenger women, women difficult to be seduced, places and time for the union are subjected in the eighth sthala. Types of embraces, kisses, scratching, biting, catching the locks etc are described in the ninth sthala. Various coital postures with creams, the description of eight types of heroines (Aṣṭhanāyikā) are in the tenth sthala.