Ananga Ranga

Ananga Ranga

The "Ananga Ranga" ("Stage of Love") or Kamaledhiplava (Boat in the Sea of Love) is an Indian love manual written by Kalyana malla in the 15th or 16th century AD.fact|date=February 2008 The poet wrote the work in honor of Lad Khan, son of Ahmed Khan Lodi. He was related to the Lodi dynasty, which from 1451 to 1526 ruled India. [ [http://kamashastra.com/kamaint.htm "Introduction to the History of Sex Manuals" by Kamashastra] ] It is aimed specifically at preventing the separation of a husband and wife. This work is often compared to the Kama Sutra.

Overview

It was translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton into English in the year 1885.

Satisfaction and enjoyment comes for a man with possession of a beautiful woman. Men marry because of the peaceful gathering, love, and comfort and they often get nice and attractive women. But the men do not give the women full satisfaction The reason is due to the ignorance of the writings of the Kamashastra and the disdain of the different types of women. These men view women only from the perspective of an animal. They are foolish and spiritless. [ [http://ganganagarmasti.blogspot.com/2007/04/ananga-ranga.html-Ananga Ranga] ]

The work was intended to show that a woman is enough for a man. The book provides instructions in how a husband can promote the love for his wife through sexual pleasure. The husband can so greatly enjoy living with his wife, that it is as if he had lived with 32 different women. The increasingly varied sexual pleasures are able to produce harmony, thus preventing the married couple from getting tired of one another. In addition to the extensive catalogue of sexual positions for both partners, there are details regarding foreplay and lure.

The contents of the chapters of Burton's translation of the "Ananga Ranga" are as follows:
* Chapter I: considers the four classes of women
* Chapter II: Of the Various Seats of Passion in Women
* Chapter III: Of the Different Kinds of Men and Women
* Chapter IV: Description of the General Qualities, Characteristics, Temperaments, Etc., of Women.
* Chapter V: Characteristics of the Women of Various Lands
* Chapter VI: Treating of Vashikarana
* Chapter VII: Of Different Signs in Men and Women
* Chapter VIII: Treating of External Enjoyments
* Chapter IX: Treating of Internal Enjoyments in Its Various Forms
* Appendix I: Astrology in Connection With Marriage
* Appendix II: "(considers a variety of alchemical recipes, which are either potentially lethal, or completely ineffective as a remedy, or both)"

References

External links

* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/sex/ar/ Text of the Burton translation of the "Ananga Ranga"]


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