Kamasutra 1.2.25

Nirṇayasāgara edition (1900) 1.2.25

Language: Sanskrit

1.2.25

śāstrasyānabhiśaṅkyatvād abhicārānuvyāhārayoś ca kvacit phaladarśanān nakṣatracandrasūryatārāgrahacakrasya lokārthaṃ buddhipūrvakam iva pravṛtter darśanād varṇāśramācārasthitilakṣaṇatvāc ca lokayātrāyā hastagatasya ca bījasya bhaviṣyataḥ sasyārthe tyāgadarśanāc cared dharmān iti vātsyāyanaḥ//

It is not so. 1st. Holy Writ, which ordains the practice of Dharma, does not admit of a doubt.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

2nd. Sacrifices such as those made for the destruction of enemies, or for the fall of rain, are seen to bear fruit.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

3rd. The sun, moon, stars, planets and other heavenly bodies appear to work intentionally for the good of the world.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

4th. The existence of this world is effected by the observance of the rules respecting the four classes of men and their four stages of life.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

5th. We see that seed is thrown into the ground with the hope of future crops.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Vatsyayana is therefore of opinion that the ordinances of religion must be obeyed.
Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Translations (1)

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana — Richard Francis Burton & Foster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot 1883, English

Commentaries (1)

Jayamaṅgalā — Yaśodhara Indrapada, Sanskrit