Part 1: Introductory

When Kama is practised by men of the four castes according to the rules of the Holy Writ (i.e. by lawful marriage) with virgins of their own caste, it

Having thus acquired learning, a man, with the wealth that he may have gained by gift, conquest, purchase, deposit, 9 or inheritance from his ancestors

Man should study the Kama Sutra and the arts and sciences subordinate thereto, in addition to the study of the arts and sciences contained in Dharma and Artha.

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

Salutation to Dharma, Artha and Kama In the beginning, the Lord of Beings created men and women, and in the form of commandments in one hundred thousand