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The Kama Sutra

occasion. After this he should take hold of her hair, and hold her chin in his fingers for the purpose of kissing her. On this, if she is a young girl, she will become bashful and close her eyes. Any how he should gather from the action of the woman what things would be pleasing to her during congress.

Here Suvarnanabha says that while a man is doing to the woman what he likes best during congress, he should always make a point of pressing those parts of her body on which she turns her eyes.

The signs of the enjoyment and satisfaction of the woman are as follows: her body relaxes, she closes her eyes, she puts aside all bashfulness, and shows increased willingness to unite the two organs as closely together as possible. On the other hand, the signs of her want of enjoyment and of failing to be satisfied are as follows: she shakes her hands, she does not let the man get up, feels dejected, bites the man, kicks him, and continues to go on moving after the man has finished. In such cases the man should rub the yoni of the woman with his hand and fingers (as the elephant rubs anything with his trunk) before engaging in congress, until it is softened, and after that is done he should proceed to put his lingam into her.

The acts to be done by the man are:

Moving forward.

Friction or churning.

Piercing.

Rubbing.

Pressing.

Giving a blow.

The blow of a boar.

The blow of a bull.

The sporting of a sparrow.

(1) When the organs are brought together properly and directly it is called "moving the organ forward."

(2) When the lingam is held with the hand, and turned all round in the yoni, it is called "churning."

(3) When the yoni is lowered, and the upper part of it is struck with the lingam, it is called "piercing."

(4) When the same thing is done on the lower part of the yoni, it is called "rubbing."

(5) When the yoni is pressed by the lingam for a long time, it is called "pressing."