[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c8.158 # The World of Courtesans c8.158 The World of Courtesans c8.158 - **Language:** English ### [c8.158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.158) In the fourth section of the \*Kamasutra\* Vatsyayana deals with the duties of a housewife. In a broad sense this term also includes widows and courtesans, who were often married. Following the Hindu tradition she regarded her husband or master as a god and carried out the household duties with his permission. She swept the house and arranged flowers in a particularly well swept corner. She placed offerings thrice a day in another corner and worshipped the household deity in her private chapel. She respected her elders, relatives and servants. Being a clever housewife, she grew leafy vegetables, flowers and plants etc., in her gardens. She provided the garden with a well or a tank placed in its centre. - [Previous: c8.157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.157) - [Next: c8.159](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.159) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kāmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana) — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.158) · Pramāṇa