Smaradipika

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The Smaradîpika (light of love) was written in Sanskrit by Minanath (also Kadra , Rudra or Garga ) in the 14th or 15th century . Literally means "Smara" (love, God of love) , "Dipika" means lamp, light .

The work

The introduction to the work on the Indian art of love ( Kamashastra ) and love is very similar to the Ratirahasya . The entire content of the Smaradipika also essentially coincides with the Ratirahasya . The main differences between the two works lie in the description of the love positions with different names, the classification and description of the nayikas ( heroines ) and the control of the sex of the child at conception. The work deals particularly with various sexual positions in which the lover practices sexual intercourse with the woman a tergo . There are different variants of the Smaradipika, which are identical in terms of content, but different names e.g. B. use for love positions or types of women.

expenditure

  • Macchaghnapada, Dalavirasimha Cauhana: Smaradipika: Eka Adbhuta Kamasastriya Grantha . Caukhamba Samskrta Sirija Aphisa, 2004, ISBN 81-7080-165-6 (Hindi).
  • Dhundhraj Shastri: Kamakunjalata (A collection of old and rare works of Kama Sastra) . Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, 2003, ISBN 81-7080-116-8 (Sanskrit).

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