> > > > > > >                      The Love Teachings of Kama Sutra
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> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >                               By Vatasyayana
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Source: "The Love Teachings of Kama Sutra"
> > > > > > >  ------   (Translated by Indra Sinha)
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> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Lying Down Positions:
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> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Indrani draws up both her knees
> > > > > > >  until they nuzzle the curves of her breasts;
> > > > > > >  her feet find her lover's armpits.
> > > > > > >  Small girls love this posture,
> > > > > > >  but becoming a goddess takes a lot of practice.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  She cups and lifts her buttocks with her palms,
> > > > > > >  spreads wide her thighs,
> > > > > > >  and digs in her heels besides her hips,
> > > > > > >  while you caress her breasts:
> > > > > > >  this is "Utphallaka" (The Flower in Bloom).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Grasping the ankles
> > > > > > >  of the round hipped woman, whose buttocks
> > > > > > >  are like two ripe gourds,
> > > > > > >  raise her beautiful thighs
> > > > > > >  and spread the thigh-joints widely.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Full of desire, saying sweet words,
> > > > > > >  approach her with your body stiff as a pole
> > > > > > >  and drive straight forward
> > > > > > >  to pierce her lotus and join your limbs:
> > > > > > >  experts call it "Madandhvaja" (The Flag of Cupid).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Catch hold of her two feet,
> > > > > > >  raising them till they press upon her breasts
> > > > > > >  and her legs form a rough circle.
> > > > > > >  Clasp her neck and make love to her:
> > > > > > >  this is "Ratisundara" (Aphrodite's Delight).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Lift the lady's feet until her soles
> > > > > > >  lie perfectly parallel,
> > > > > > >  one to each side of her slender throat,
> > > > > > >  cup her breasts and enjoy her:
> > > > > > >  this technique is "Uthkanta" (Throat-high).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Your lovely wife, lying on the bed,
> > > > > > >  grasps her own feet
> > > > > > >  and draws them up until they reach her hair;
> > > > > > >  you catch her breasts and make love:
> > > > > > >  this is "Vyomapada" (Sky-foot).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  The round-thighed woman on the bed
> > > > > > >  grasps her ankles and raises high her lotus feet;
> > > > > > >  you strike her to the root, kissing
> > > > > > >  and slapping open-palmed between her breasts:
> > > > > > >  this is "Markata" (The Monkey).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  She lies flat on her back,
> > > > > > >  you sit between her parted knees, raise them,
> > > > > > >  hook her feet over your thighs,
> > > > > > >  catch hold of her breasts, and enjoy her:
> > > > > > >  this is "Manmathpriya" (Dear to Cupid).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Lying-down Positions - Samputa Group:
> > > > > > >  ------------------------------------
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If your penis is too small for a woman,
> > > > > > >  the "Samputa" group of postures should be used:
> > > > > > >  "Samputa" (the Jewel Case),
> > > > > > >  "Pidita" (the Squeeze), "Veshtita (the Entwined)
> > > > > > >  and "Vadavaka" (the Mare's Trick).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  In Samputa your legs lie along hers
> > > > > > >  caressing their whole length from toes to thighs.
> > > > > > >  Your lover may be below you,
> > > > > > >  or you may both lie on your sides,
> > > > > > >  in which case she should always be on your left.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  In Pidita the lovers' thighs
> > > > > > >  are interlaced and squeeze each other in rhythm.
> > > > > > >  In Veshtita she crosses her thighs
> > > > > > >  or rolls each one inward,
> > > > > > >  thus greatly strengthening her yoni's grip.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When, like a mare cruelly gripping
> > > > > > >  a stallion, your lover
> > > > > > >  traps and milks your penis with her vagina,
> > > > > > >  it is "Vadavaka" (the Mare's Trick),
> > > > > > >  which can only be perfected with long practice.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When she uses it, a woman
> > > > > > >  should cease to kiss her lover
> > > > > > >  and simply hold the lock.
> > > > > > >  Courtesans are adept at Vadavaka,
> > > > > > >  and it's a speciality with ladies from Andhra(*).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >        *The South-Eastern state of India.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  >From The Medieval Texts:
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> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When lovers, with legs stretched rigid
> > > > > > >  and feet caressing feet,
> > > > > > >  make love according to their hearts' desire,
> > > > > > >  "tantra" scholars call it "Sampada" (Equal Feet)
> > > > > > >  and agree it is a way to ecstasy.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Stiff as a pole in the bed's center,
> > > > > > >  she lies making love,
> > > > > > >  cooing and warbling like a woodpigeon,
> > > > > > >  the jewel of her clitoris well-polished:
> > > > > > >  this is Mausala" (the Pestle).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When she lies on her back
> > > > > > >  with her two thighs pressed tightly together
> > > > > > >  and you make love to her,
> > > > > > >  keeping your thighs outside hers,
> > > > > > >  it is "Gramya" (the Rustic).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If, encircling and trapping
> > > > > > >  her thighs with yours,
> > > > > > >  you grip so hard that she cries out in pain,
> > > > > > >  it is "Ratipasha" (Love's Noose),
> > > > > > >  a device most charming to the ladies.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Her limbs, entwined in yours
> > > > > > >  like tendrils of fragrant jasmine creeper,
> > > > > > >  draw taut and slowly relax
> > > > > > >  in the gentle rhythm of linga and yoni:
> > > > > > >  this is "Lataveshta" (the Clinging Creeper).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  She draws her limbs together,
> > > > > > >  clasping her knees tightly to her breasts,
> > > > > > >  her yoni, like an opening bud,
> > > > > > >  offered up for pleasure:
> > > > > > >  this is known as "Mukula" (the Bud).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When she draws up her knees
> > > > > > >  and you clamp yours about her raised thighs,
> > > > > > >  trapping them in a tight knot
> > > > > > >  while riding saddle upon her buttocks
> > > > > > >  and kissing her, it is "Shankha" (the Couch).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  -----------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > >  Sitting Positions:
> > > > > > >  -----------------
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Seated, mouth to mouth,
> > > > > > >  arms against arms, thighs against thighs:
> > > > > > >  this is "Kaurma" The Tortoise).
> > > > > > >  If the lovers' thighs, still joined, are raised,
> > > > > > >  it is "Paravartita" (Turning).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If within the cave of her thighs
> > > > > > >  you sit rotating your hips like a black bee,
> > > > > > >  it is "Markata" (The Monkey).
> > > > > > >  And if, in this pose, you turn away from her,
> > > > > > >  it is "Marditaka" (Crushing Spices).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  She sits with raised thighs,
> > > > > > >  her feet placed either side of your waist;
> > > > > > >  "linga" (penis) enters "yoni" (vagina);
> > > > > > >  you rain hard blows upon her body:
> > > > > > >  this is "Kshudgaga" (Striking).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When your wife sits
> > > > > > >  with both knees drawn tight to her body
> > > > > > >  and you mirror this posture,
> > > > > > >  it is known to experts in the art of love
> > > > > > >  as "Yugmapada" (The Foot Yoke).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Seated erect, the lovely girl
> > > > > > >  folds one leg to her body
> > > > > > >  and stretches the other along the bed,
> > > > > > >  while you mirror her actions:
> > > > > > >  this is "Yugmapada" (The Feet Yoke).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If, with left leg extended,
> > > > > > >  she encircles your waist with her right leg,
> > > > > > >  laying its ankle across her left thigh,
> > > > > > >  and you do the same,
> > > > > > >  it is "Svastika" (The Swastika)*.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >    *An ancient good-luck talisman based on the symbolism of a
> > > > > > >     cross whirling sun-wise. The Nazis used it the wrong way
> > > > > > >     round, whirling widdershins, and the Indian pundits
> > > > > > >     always said this was sacrilegious and would doom them.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Sitting face to face in bed,
> > > > > > >  her breasts pressed tight against your chest,
> > > > > > >  let each of you lock heels
> > > > > > >  behind the other's waist,
> > > > > > >  and lean back clasping one another's wrists.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Now, set the swing gently in motion,
> > > > > > >  your beloved, in pretended fear,
> > > > > > >  clinging to your body with her flawless limbs,
> > > > > > >  cooing and moaning with pleasure:
> > > > > > >  this is "Dolita" (The Swing).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If, seated face to face,
> > > > > > >  your toes caress the lovely woman's nipples,
> > > > > > >  her feet press your chest
> > > > > > >  and you make love holding each other's hands
> > > > > > >  it is "Kaurma" (The Tortoise).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Seated, the lady raises
> > > > > > >  one foot to point vertically over her head
> > > > > > >  and steadies it with her hands,
> > > > > > >  offering up her "yoni" for lovemaking:
> > > > > > >  this is "Mayura" (the Peacock).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If, sitting facing her,
> > > > > > >  you grasp her ankles and fasten them like a chain
> > > > > > >  behind your neck, and she
> > > > > > >  grips her toes as you make love,
> > > > > > >  it is the delightful "Padma" (the Lotus).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Sitting erect, grip your lover's waist
> > > > > > >  and pull her on to you,
> > > > > > >  your loins continuously leaping together
> > > > > > >  with a sound like the flapping of elephants' ears:
> > > > > > >  this is "Kirtibandha" (the Knot of Fame).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Kneeling between her thighs,
> > > > > > >  tickle her breasts and under her arms,
> > > > > > >  call her 'my lovely darling'
> > > > > > >  and print deep nailmarks around her nipples:
> > > > > > >  thus "Jaya" (Victory) is expounded.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Rear-Entry Positions:
> > > > > > >  --------------------
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  She bends well forward and grips
> > > > > > >  the bedstead, her buttocks raised high;
> > > > > > >  cup your hands to serpents' hoods
> > > > > > >  and squeeze her jar-shaped (sic) breasts together:
> > > > > > >  this is "Dhenuka" (the Milch Cow).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If you mount her like a dog,
> > > > > > >  gripping her waist,
> > > > > > >  and she twists round to gaze into your face,
> > > > > > >  experts in the art of love say
> > > > > > >  it is "Svanaka" (the Dog).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If the lady, eager for love,
> > > > > > >  goes on all fours, humping her back like a doe,
> > > > > > >  and you enjoy her from behind,
> > > > > > >  rutting as though you'd lost all human nature,
> > > > > > >  it is "Hirana" (the Deer).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When, with lotus-feet
> > > > > > >  set well-apart on the ground, she bends,
> > > > > > >  placing a hand upon each thigh,
> > > > > > >  and you take her from the rear,
> > > > > > >  it is "Gardabha" (the Ass).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If she lies on her stomach
> > > > > > >  and you seize her ankles in one hand,
> > > > > > >  lift them high and make love,
> > > > > > >  tilting her chin back with your other hand,
> > > > > > >  it is "Marjara" (the Cat).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  She lies on her front,
> > > > > > >  grasping her ankles in her own hands
> > > > > > >  and pulling them up behind her:
> > > > > > >  this difficult posture is known to experts
> > > > > > >  as "Mallaka" (the Wrestler).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When your mistress (sic) lays
> > > > > > >  breasts, arms and forehead to the carpet,
> > > > > > >  raising her buttocks high,
> > > > > > >  and you guide your penis into her yoni,
> > > > > > >  it is "Aibha" (the Elephant).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  You lift her ankles high;
> > > > > > >  she draws up
> > > > > > >  and extends her legs as though she were
> > > > > > >  crawling through the air:
> > > > > > >  this is "Hastika" (the Elephant).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  She stands on palms and feet;
> > > > > > >  you stand behind her
> > > > > > >  and lift one of her feet to your shoulder,
> > > > > > >  enjoying the lovely girl:
> > > > > > >  this is "Traivikrama" (the Stride).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Seize her feet and lift them high
> > > > > > >  (like a wheel barrow),
> > > > > > >  drive your penis into her yoni
> > > > > > >  and pleasure her with vigorous strokes:
> > > > > > >  this is "Kulisha" (the Thunderbolt).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  You kneel, as in archery,
> > > > > > >  take her on your lap
> > > > > > >  and bend her forward till her breasts
> > > > > > >  are pressed to her thighs:
> > > > > > >  this is "Ekabandha" (One Knot).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Lying on her side, facing away,
> > > > > > >  the fawn-eyed girl
> > > > > > >  offers you her buttocks
> > > > > > >  and your penis penetrates the house of love:
> > > > > > >  this is "Nagabandha" (the Elephant).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Standing Positions:
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> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  And now for the love postures
> > > > > > >  with which sculptors adorn our temple walls.
> > > > > > >  When a couple make love standing,
> > > > > > >  or leaning against a wall or a pillar,
> > > > > > >  it is called "Sthita" (Steadied).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When the woman sits in her lover's
> > > > > > >  cradled hands, her arms around his neck,
> > > > > > >  thighs gripping his waist,
> > > > > > >  her feet pushing back and forth against a wall,
> > > > > > >  it is "Avalambitaka" (Suspended).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When, catching and crushing your lover
> > > > > > >  in the cage of your arms,
> > > > > > >  you force her knees apart with yours
> > > > > > >  and sink slowly into her,
> > > > > > >  it is "Dadhyayataka" (Churning Curds).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When she leans against a wall,
> > > > > > >  planting her feet as widely apart as possible,
> > > > > > >  and you enter the cave
> > > > > > >  between her thighs, eager for lovemaking,
> > > > > > >  it is "Sammukha" (Face-to-face).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If, as you lean against the wall,
> > > > > > >  your lady twines her thighs around yours,
> > > > > > >  locks her feet to your knees,
> > > > > > >  and clasps your neck, making love
> > > > > > >  very passionately, it is "Dola" (the Swing).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When your lover draws up one leg,
> > > > > > >  allowing the heel
> > > > > > >  to nestle just behind your knee,
> > > > > > >  and you make love, embracing her forcefully,
> > > > > > >  it is "Traivikrama" (the Stride).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If you catch one of her knees
> > > > > > >  firmly in your hand
> > > > > > >  and stand making love with her
> > > > > > >  while her hands explore and caress your body,
> > > > > > >  it is "Tripadam" (the Tripod).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If she raises one leg
> > > > > > >  and you catch hold of her little foot,
> > > > > > >  caressing her breasts
> > > > > > >  and telling her how much you love her,
> > > > > > >  it is "Ekapada" (One Foot).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Her foot pressed to your heart,
> > > > > > >  your arms encircling and supporting her,
> > > > > > >  lean back against the wall
> > > > > > >  and enjoy the lovely girl:
> > > > > > >  this is "Veshta" (the Encircling).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  She stands against the wall,
> > > > > > >  lotus-hands on hips,
> > > > > > >  long, lovely fingers reaching to her navel.
> > > > > > >  Cup her foot in your palm
> > > > > > >  and let your free hand caress your angel's limbs.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Put your arm around her neck
> > > > > > >  and enjoy her as she leans there at her ease.
> > > > > > >  Vatsyayana (the author) ans others
> > > > > > >  who knew the art of love in its great days
> > > > > > >  called this posture "Tala" (the Palm).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If you lean back to a wall
> > > > > > >  and your lover, clinging to your neck,
> > > > > > >  places both her feet
> > > > > > >  in your palms and thus makes love,
> > > > > > >  this is "Dvitala" (Two Palms).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If you lift your lover
> > > > > > >  by passing your elbows under her knees
> > > > > > >  and gripping her buttocks
> > > > > > >  while she hangs fearfully from your neck,
> > > > > > >  it is "Janukurpara" (the Knee Elbow).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Your wife grips your neck
> > > > > > >  and locks her legs around your waist:
> > > > > > >  this is "Kirti" (Fame) - a posture
> > > > > > >  not described in "Kama Sutra" or "Ratirahasya".
> > > > > > >  Never try it with heavy girls.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  ----------------
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Oral Pleasures -- Fellatio Techniques:
> > > > > > >  -------------------------------------
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When your lover catches your penis
> > > > > > >  in her hand and, shaping
> > > > > > >  her lips to an 'O', lays them lightly to its tip,
> > > > > > >  moving her head in tiny circles,
> > > > > > >  this first step is called "Nimitta" (Touching).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Next, grasping its head in her hand,
> > > > > > >  she clamps her lips tightly about the shaft,
> > > > > > >  first on one side then the other,
> > > > > > >  taking great care that her teeth don't hurt you:
> > > > > > >  this is "Parshvatoddashta" (Biting at the Sides).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Now she takes the head of your penis
> > > > > > >  gently between her lips,
> > > > > > >  by turns pressing, kissing it tenderly
> > > > > > >  and pulling at its soft skin:
> > > > > > >  this is "Bahiha-samdansha" (the Outer Pincers).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If next she allows the head to slide
> > > > > > >  completely into her mouth
> > > > > > >  and presses the shaft firmly between her lips,
> > > > > > >  holding a moment before pulling away,
> > > > > > >  it is "Antaha-samdansha" (the Inner Pincers).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When, taking your penis in her hand
> > > > > > >  and making her lips very round,
> > > > > > >  she presses fierce kisses along its whole length,
> > > > > > >  sucking as she would at your lower lip,
> > > > > > >  it is called "Chumbitaka" (Kissing).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If, while kissing, she lets her tongue
> > > > > > >  flick all over your penis
> > > > > > >  and then, pointing it, strikes repeatedly
> > > > > > >  at the sensitive glans-tip,
> > > > > > >  it becomes "Parimrshtaka" (Striking at the Tip).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  And now, fired by passion, she takes
> > > > > > >  your penis deep into her mouth,
> > > > > > >  pulling upon it and sucking as vigorously
> > > > > > >  as though she were stripping clean a mango-stone:
> > > > > > >  this is "Amrachushita" (Sucking a Mango).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When she senses that your orgasm
> > > > > > >  is imminent she swallows up the whole penis,
> > > > > > >  sucking and working upon it
> > > > > > >  with lips and tongue until you spend:
> > > > > > >  this is "Sangara" (Swallowed Whole).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Oral Pleasures -- Cunnilingus Techniques:
> > > > > > >  ----------------------------------------
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  With delicate fingertips,
> > > > > > >  pinch the arched lips of her house of love
> > > > > > >  very very slowly together,
> > > > > > >  and kiss them as though you kissed her lower lip:
> > > > > > >  this is "Adhara-sphuritam" (the Quivering Kiss).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Now spread, indeed cleave asunder,
> > > > > > >  that archway with your nose and let your tongue
> > > > > > >  gently probe her "yoni" (vagina),
> > > > > > >  with your nose, lips and chin slowly circling:
> > > > > > >  it becomes "Jihva-bhramanaka" (the Circling Tongue).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Let your tongue rest for a moment
> > > > > > >  in the archway to the flower-bowed Lord's temple
> > > > > > >  before entering to worship vigorously,
> > > > > > >  causing her seed to flow:
> > > > > > >  this is "Jihva-mardita" (the Tongue Massage).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Next, fasten your lips to hers
> > > > > > >  and take deep kisses
> > > > > > >  from this lovely one, your beloved,
> > > > > > >  nibbling at her and sucking hard at her clitoris:
> > > > > > >  this is called "Chushita" (Sucked).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Cup, lift her young buttocks,
> > > > > > >  let your tongue-tip probe her navel, slither down
> > > > > > >  to rotate skilfully in the archway
> > > > > > >  of the love-god's dwelling and lap her love-water:
> > > > > > >  this is "Uchchushita" (Sucked Up).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Stirring the root of her thighs,
> > > > > > >  which her own hands
> > > > > > >  are gripping and holding widely apart,
> > > > > > >  your fluted tongue drinks at her sacred spring:
> > > > > > >  this is "Kshobhaka" (Stirring).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Place your darling on a couch,
> > > > > > >  set her feet to your shoulders, clasp her waist,
> > > > > > >  suck hard and let your tongue stir
> > > > > > >  her overflowing love-temple:
> > > > > > >  this is called "Bahuchushita" (Sucked Hard).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If the pair of you lie side by side,
> > > > > > >  facing opposite ways,
> > > > > > >  and kiss each other's secret parts
> > > > > > >  using the fifteen techniques described above,
> > > > > > >  it is known as "Kakila" (the Crow).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Role Reversal:
> > > > > > >  -------------
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  During lovemaking, ten types of blows
> > > > > > >  may be struck with the penis,
> > > > > > >  but of these only "Upasripta" (Natural),
> > > > > > >  which is instinctive even to untutored cowherds,
> > > > > > >  results in full clitoral stimulation.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  It is a gentle forward stroke
> > > > > > >  which may be varied for depth and speed,
> > > > > > >  allowing a subtlety, rhythm
> > > > > > >  and spontaneity which
> > > > > > >  the other nine each lack to some degree.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If you grasp your penis and move it
> > > > > > >  in circles inside her yoni,
> > > > > > >  it is "Manthana" (Churning).
> > > > > > >  When you strike sharply down into the yoni,
> > > > > > >  it is "Hula" (the Double-edged Knife).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If, when her hips are raised by a pillow,
> > > > > > >  you strike a rising blow,
> > > > > > >  it is "Avamardana" (Rubbing).
> > > > > > >  If you hold your penis pressed breathlessly
> > > > > > >  to her womb it is "Piditaka" (Pressing).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If you withdraw completely
> > > > > > >  and then strike her violently to the womb,
> > > > > > >  it is "Nirghata" (the Buffet).
> > > > > > >  Continuous pressure on one side of her yoni
> > > > > > >  is "Varahaghata" (the Boar's Blow).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If you thrust wildly in every direction,
> > > > > > >  like a bull tossing its horns,
> > > > > > >  it is "Vrishaghata" (the Bull's Blow).
> > > > > > >  Quivering in her yoni is "Chatakavilasa" (Sparrow Sport),
> > > > > > >  which usually heralds orgasm.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  The involuntary shuddering of orgasm
> > > > > > >  is called "Samputa" (the Jewel Case).
> > > > > > >  But no two women make love quite the same way,
> > > > > > >  so orchestrate your rhythms
> > > > > > >  to the moods and colors of each lover's "raga" (emotions).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If long lovemaking exhausts you
> > > > > > >  before your lover has reached her orgasm,
> > > > > > >  you should allow her
> > > > > > >  to roll you over your back
> > > > > > >  and sit astride you, taking initiative.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If the posture gives her deep pleasure,
> > > > > > >  or you enjoy its novelty,
> > > > > > >  she may transpose into it as a matter of course,
> > > > > > >  taking great care, however,
> > > > > > >  not to expel the linga from the temple of love.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Consider: she climbs upon you,
> > > > > > >  the flowers dropping from her tousled hair,
> > > > > > >  her giggles turning to gasps;
> > > > > > >  every time she bends to kiss your lips
> > > > > > >  her nipples pierce your chest.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  As her hips begin to churn,
> > > > > > >  her head, flung back, bobs ever faster;
> > > > > > >  she scratches, pummels you with small fists,
> > > > > > >  fastens her teeth in your neck,
> > > > > > >  doing unto you what you've often done unto her.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When she takes the man's role,
> > > > > > >  your lady has the choice
> > > > > > >  of three famous lovemaking techniques:
> > > > > > >  "Samdamsha (the Tongs),
> > > > > > >  "Bhramara" (the Bee) and "Prenkholita" (the Swing).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If she uses the Mare's Trick,
> > > > > > >  gripping your penis with her yoni's vice,
> > > > > > >  squeezing and stroking it,
> > > > > > >  holding it inside her for a hundred heart-beats,
> > > > > > >  it is known as "Samdamsha" (the Tongs).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If, drawing up her feet,
> > > > > > >  she revolves her hips so that your penis
> > > > > > >  circles deep within her yoni,
> > > > > > >  you arching your body to help her,
> > > > > > >  it is "Bhramara" (the Bee).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  If she now swings her hips
> > > > > > >  in wide circles and makes figures-of-eight,
> > > > > > >  swaying upon your body
> > > > > > >  as though she were riding on a seesaw,
> > > > > > >  it is "Prenkholita" (the Swing).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  When her passion has ebbed,
> > > > > > >  she should rest, bending forward to lay
> > > > > > >  her forehead upon yours
> > > > > > >  without disturbing your yoked bodies:
> > > > > > >  it won't be long before desire stirs again.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Catching your penis, the lady
> > > > > > >  with dark eyes like upturned lotus petals
> > > > > > >  guides it into her yoni,
> > > > > > >  clings to you and shakes her buttocks:
> > > > > > >  this is "Charunarikshita" (Lovely Lady in Control).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  Enthroned on your penis,
> > > > > > >  she places both hands on the bed
> > > > > > >  and makes love, while you
> > > > > > >  press your two hands to her thudding heart:
> > > > > > >  this is "Lilasana" (Seat of Sport).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  She sits upright upon you,
> > > > > > >  her head thrown back like a rearing mare,
> > > > > > >  bringing her feet together
> > > > > > >  on the bed to one side of your body:
> > > > > > >  this is "Hansabandha" (the Swan).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >  The young woman has one foot
> > > > > > >  on your heart and the other on the bed.
> > > > > > >  Bold, saucy women adore this posture,
> > > > > > >  which is known to the world
> > >