The World of Courtesans c8.182

c8.182

To safeguard the morals of the inmates of the harem some precautions had to be taken. Those in authority studied the failings of the inmates, and appointed sentries to guard their apartments. These guards had to be fearless and free from carnal desire and avarice. One school of thought recommended the employment of women spies to keep a further check on the womenfolk of the palace. Vatsyayana, however, is of the opinion that wicked persons were successful with women and men ought not to expose their wives to the company of deceitful women