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The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
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also sit on the terrace of the palace or house, and enjoy the moonlight, and carry on an agreeable conversation. At this time, too, while the woman lies in his lap, with her face towards the moon, the citizen should show her the different planets, the morning star, the polar star, and the seven Rishis or Great Bear.

This is the end of sexual union.

Congress is of the following kinds, viz.:

Loving congress.

Congress of subsequent love.

Congress of artificial love.

Congress of transferred love.

Congress like that of eunuchs.

Deceitful congress.

Congress of spontaneous love.

(1) When a man and a woman, who have been in love with each other for some time, come together with great difficulty, or when one of the two returns from a journey, or is reconciled after having been separated on account of a quarrel, then congress is called the "loving congress." It is carried on according to the liking of the lovers, and as long as they choose.

(2) When two persons come together, while their love for each other is still in its infancy, their congress is called the "congress of subsequent love."

(3) When a man carries on the congress by exciting himself by means of the sixty-four ways, such as kissing, etc., etc., or when a man and a woman come together, though in reality they are both attached to different persons, their congress is then called "congress of artificial love." At this time all the ways and means mentioned in the Kama Shastra should be used.

(4) When a man, from the beginning to the end of the congress, though having connection with the woman, thinks all the time that he is enjoying another one whom he loves, it is called the "congress of transferred love."

(5) Congress between a man and a female water carrier or a female servant of a caste lower than his own, lasting only until the desire is satisfied, is called "congress like that of eunuchs." Here external touches, kisses, and manipulations are not to be employed.

(6) The congress between a courtezan and a rustic, and