[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Erotics and the Art of Love](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama) › [Vātsyāyana's Kāmasūtra and its Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school) › [Kāmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana) › [Jayamangala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana!jayamangala) › 6.1 # Kamasutra 6.1 Jayamaṅgalā 6.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana!jayamangala.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— - [Previous: 6.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana!jayamangala.6.p1) - [Next: 6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana!jayamangala.6.2) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana!jayamangala.6) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kāmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana.1.3.1) — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana!jayamangala.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana!jayamangala.6.1) · Pramāṇa