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PART III.
ABOUT THE ACQUISITION OF A WIFE.
| Chapter | I. | Observations on Betrothal and Marriage. |
| " | II. | About creating Confidence in the Girl. |
| " | III. | Courtship, and the manifestations of the feelings by outward signs and deeds. |
| " | IV. | On things to be done only by the Man, and the acquisition of the Girl thereby. Also what to be done by a Girl to gain over a Man and subject him to her. |
| " | 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. |
| " | II. | On the conduct of the eldest Wife towards the other Wives of her husband, and of the younger Wife towards the elder ones. Also on the conduct of a Virgin Widow re-married; of a Wife disliked by her Husband; of the Women in the King's Harem; and of a Husband who has more than one Wife. |
PART V.
ABOUT THE WIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE.
| Chapter | I. | On the Characteristics of Men and Women, and the reason why Women reject the Addresses of Men. About Men who have Success with Women, and about Women who are easily gained over. |
| " | II. | About making Acquaintance with the Woman, and of the efforts to gain her over. |
| " | III. | Examination of the State of a Woman's mind. |
| " | IV. | The business of a Go-between. |
| " | V. | On the Love of Persons in authority with the Wives of other People. |
| " | VI. | About the Women of the Royal Harem, and of the keeping of one's own Wife. |
PART VI.
ABOUT COURTESANS.
| Chapter | I. | On the Characteristics of Men and Women, and the reason why Women reject the Addresses of Men. About Men who have Success with Women, and about Women who are easily gained over. |
| " | II. | Of a Courtesan living with a Man as his Wife. |
| " | III. | Of the means of getting Money; of the Signs of a Lover who is beginning to be weary, and of the way to get rid of him. |
| " | IV. | About a Re-union with a former Lover. |
| " | V. | Of different kinds of Gain. |
| " | 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. |
| " | II. | Of the Means of exciting Desire, and of the ways of enlarging the Lingam. Miscellaneous Experiments and Receipts. |
Man, the period of whose life is one hundred years, should practise Dharma, Artha, and Kama at different times and in such a manner that they may harmonize together and not clash in any way. He should acquire learning in his childhood, in his youth and middle age he should attend to Artha and Kama, and in his old age he should perform Dharma, and thus seek to gain Moksha, i.e., release from further transmigration. Or, on account of the uncertainty of life, he may practise them at times when they are enjoined to be practised. But one thing is to be noted, he should lead the life of a religious student until he finishes his education.
Dharma is obedience to the command of the Shastra or Holy Writ of the Hindoos to do certain things, such as the performance of sacrifices, which are not generally done because they do not belong to this world, and produce no visible effect; and not to do other things, such as eating meat, which is often done because it belongs to this world, and has visible effects.
Dharma should be learnt from the Shruti (Holy Writ), and from those conversant with it.
Artha is the acquisition of arts, land, gold, cattle, wealth, equipages and friends. It is, further, the protection of what is acquired, and the increase of what is protected.
Artha should be learnt from the king's officers, and from merchants who may be versed in the ways of commerce.
Kama is the enjoyment of appropriate objects by the five senses of hearing, feeling, seeing, tasting, and smelling, assisted by the mind together with the soul. The ingredient in this is a peculiar contact between the organ of sense and its object, and the consciousness of pleasure which arises from that contact is called Kama.
[18]Kama is to be learnt from the Kama Sutra (aphorisms on love) and from the practice of citizens.
When all the three, viz., Dharma, Artha, and Kama come together, the former is better than the one which follows it, i.e., Dharma is better than Artha, and Artha is better than Kama. But Artha should be always first practised by the king, for the livelihood of men is to be obtained from it only. Again, Kama being the occupation of public women, they should prefer it to the other two, and these are exceptions to the general rule.
