[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) › c8.166 # The World of Courtesans c8.166 The World of Courtesans c8.166 - **Language:** English ### [c8.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.166) After the return of the \*nayaka\* she presented herself to him in very ordinary clothes so that he knew how she had dressed during his absence. Then she paid a visit to the temples and distributed gifts. This kind of virtuous conduct was not just confined to the married woman. That it was prescribed for a remarried widow and even for a courtesan is supported by Vatsyayana. All these categories of women behaved in an exemplary way when they loved the man of their desire. - [Previous: c8.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.165) - [Next: c8.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.167) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kāmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana) — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.166) · Pramāṇa