Kamasutra 6.1

6.1

dharmetyādi | tatra dharmavidyā śrutiḥ smṛtiśca, arthavidyā vārttāśāstraṃ, tayoraṅgavidyā daṇḍanītiḥ, yogakṣemasādhanād, ānvīkṣikī tu tattvaniścayahetutvāt, tāsāṃ pradhānānāṃ yathāsvamadhyayanakālānanuparodhayannahāpayan, antarā'ntarā kāmasūtramidameva, tadaṅgavidyāśca gītādikāadhīyīta pāṭhaśravaṇābhyām |
gṛhītavidya iti | tasya nāgarakavṛttavartane yogyatvād gṛhītavidyasyāpyasati patnīyoge nāgarakavṛttasyāsaṃbhavādāha—gārhasthyamiti | patnīsaṃyoge'pi yadi gārhasthyaṃ gṛhakarma nāgarakayogyaṃ tannārthaṃ vinetyāha—arthairiti | te'pi na vinopāyairityāha—pratigraheti | tatra brāhmaṇaḥ pratigraheṇa tadvṛttitvāt, kṣatriyaḥ śastrajīvitvājjayena, vaiśyaḥ krayeṇa vārtopalakṣaṇārthena, śūdraḥ kārukuśīlavādiḥ kṛte karmaṇi yo nirveśo bhṛtistenārjitaiḥ gṛhasthakarma prāpyeti, na niṣkiñcanasyāyaṃ vidhiḥ, anvayāgatairiti | pitṛpitāmahāgataiḥ, atra patnīyogādanantarameva gārhasthyādhigamaḥ, ubhayairveti | pratigrahādyāgatairanvayāgataiśca, satsvapyanvayāgateṣvapūrvārjanaṃ kāryamiti darśayati, nāgarako vidagdhajanaḥ, etadvṛttyapekṣayā vā bhaviṣyadvṛttyā nāgarakastasya vṛttaṃ varteteti sāmānyavṛttirnāgarakāviśiṣṭā vṛttiḥ karma vā bhavati, cāturvarṇyaṃ gṛhasthamadhikṛtyedaṃ śāstram, asya cedaṃ prakaraṇaṃ śarīram, tadāśritasya hi sarvaśāstrānuṣṭhānāt |
yatra tasya vṛttaṃ tatra sthitimāha—