These one hundred and fifty chapters were then put together under seven heads: ![]() Now these kamasutras, Aphorisms of Love, written by Nandikeshvara in one thousand chapters, were reproduced by Shvetaketu, the son of Uddalaka, in an abbreviated form in five hundred chapters, and this work was again similarly reproduced in an abridged form, in one hundred and fifty chapters, by Babhravya, an inhabitant of the Panchala, south of Indraprashta. Some of these commandments, namely those which treated of Dharma, were separately written by Swayambhu Manu those that related to Artha were compiled by Brihaspati and those that referred to Kama were expounded by Nandikeshvara, the follower of Mahadeva, in one thousand chapters. In the beginning, the Lord of Beings created men and women, and in the form of commandments in one hundred thousand chapters laid down rules for regulating their existence with regard to Dharma, Artha, and Kama. Vatsyayana himself clearly states this in the very first chapter of the book: Salutation to Dharma, Artha and Kama. ![]() But he did amalgamate many different texts into one corpus. Love-making was alive and well in India long before him. Vatsyayana obviously did not write the Kamasutra himself.
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