INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 116
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In the Sadharana AdhiUarana. there are seven prakaranas or topics, the first of which is’ but a brief sketch of the book just as we find chapters like Prachna Mala in some of the Bashyams in Sanskrit. The acquisition of Trivarga (Dharma, Artha, Kama) and an account. of lores are given in the succeeding two Prakaranas. A clear description of the various qualities of a gallant gentleman and those of his friends and messengers who go between him and his mistress is given in the last two prakaranas, Nagaraka Vruttam and Nayaga Sahya Dutikarma Vimarsa.
The second adhikarana called Samprayogika deals with sexual union under seventeen topics such as embracing, kissing, gentle scratching, mild biting, Sarnvesana (Cohabitation) and the various forms of condition. Here, Vatsayana goes to the extent of enunciating certain rules for the commencement and termination of coitus, and treats about love-quarrel (Pranaya Kalahah) which breaks out at the height of ecstasy.
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