because the pleasure which it affords is superior to the pleasure of the other kinds of love, which exists only for its sake. Indian xxx There being thus nine kinds of union with regard to dimensions, force of passion, and time, respectively, by making combinations of them, innumerable kinds of union would be produced. For instance, according to Vatsyayana the lalatika form enables both to feel each other and allows the man to visually appreciate “the full beauty of the female form”, states S.C. Vatsyayana cites earlier – now lost – Indian texts from the Babhraya’s school, for these eight categories of embraces. There is also a verse on this subject as follows:
‘Men and women, being of the same nature, feel the same kind of pleasure, and therefore a man should marry such a woman as will love him ever afterwards.’
The pleasure of men and women being thus proved to be of the same kind, it follows that, in regard to time, there are nine kinds of sexual
