Kamasutra 6.5.28
Text edited by Jean Fezas (with notes) 6.5.28
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.5.28
deva-kula-taḍāgārāmāṇāṃ karaṇam sthalīnām agni-caityānāṃ nibandhanam go-sahasrāṇāṃ pātrāntaritaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo dānam devatānāṃ pūjopahāra-pravartanam tad-vyaya-sahiṣṇor vā dhanasya parigrahaṇam ity uttama-gaṇikānāṃ lābhātiśayaḥ.
The gains of the wealthiest and best kind of courtezans are to be spent as follows:
Building temples, tanks, and gardens; giving a thousand cows to different Brahmans; carrying on the worship of the Gods, and celebrating festivals in their honor; and, lastly, performing such vows as may be within their means.
Translations (1)
- The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, English
Commentaries (1)
- Jayamaṅgalā — Yaśodhara Indrapada, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
- Nirṇayasāgara edition (1900) — Sanskrit