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Then comes the Yoşidupabhoga or the enjoyment of women. First he gives the qualifications of women whom a king should marry. Then he says among the women the beautiful is the best, among the beautiful one in full youth is the best, among the young the music knowing is the best aud among the music-knowing the dancer is the best. But at the same time he says that it is difficult to get one with all the qualities mentioned.
Regarding women other authors on Kamasastra recognise three kinds, the classification being based (1) on sex psychology, (2) on physical signs and (3) on the inherent and inborn disposition of mind.
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The second division comprises four kinds of women differently named as Padmini, Citriņi, Sankhini and Hastini. The author describes fully in his book पद्मिनी and चित्रिणी leaving aside शङ्खिनी and हस्तिनी worth enjoying. the first division अधम and apparently takes only two viz. Mrgi and Vaḍavā and describes them fully leaving aside fat which he treats as 4 and not worthy of enjoyment. f it is clear, is common to both these divisions. Thus the author women into six kinds combining both these kinds divides all instead of seven as a is common to both these divisions. Of the third variety also he has mentioned some kinds. At the end he advises that king should select a is girl who Padmini, Citriņi, Mrgi or Vadava and a girl who has inborn qualities that make her resemble a goddess. It is not very difficult to understand what this author means by a Devamsa (having qualities of a god or goddess) girl. Bharatamuni takes this as Devasila or Devangana while other writers Devasattva. Kamasastra take it as on Thus he selects only two girls Padmini and Citrini on sex basis, two i. e. Mrgi and Vadava on physical signs, and only a few on inborn disposition. He should from among these select one for his queen from a Kṣatriya family, but good girls from Vaisya and Sudra castes also can be selected only for the purpose of enjoyment. The third Vimsati ends with this chapter.
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After describing the Upabhoga Vimsati (twenty chapters enjoyment) the author proceeds to describe the Vinoda Vimsati or twenty chapters on pleasure. The first chapter is the Sastravinoda. The king should invite all his servants, ministers, princes, governors, tributary kings, poets, scholars, ladies of the harem and well known courtiers and make them seated in their proper places. Then he should get up from his seat, enter the arena well dressed with a small dagger in a sheath hanging from the belt () which is made of glittering and costly cloth. He should apply sandal paste mixed with saffron to the hand near the
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