The World of Courtesans c8.147

c8.147

Further, Vatsyayana is of the opinion that if the *nāgaraka* who is well-versed in the sixty-four arts propounded by Babhravya, applies them to win the favour of an accomplished woman, he is bound to be successful. He may be conversant with the other *shastras* but without the knowledge of the arts he is not respected in the assembly of learned men and women. These arts were revered by the learned and the wicked and also by the guild of the courtesans.