# Quote — Vatsyayana, Kama Sutra

> A girl who is called by the name of one of the twenty-seven stars, or by the name of a tree, or of a river, is considered worthless, as also a girl whose name ends in "r" or "l". But some authors say that prosperity is gained only by marrying that girl to whom one becomes attached and that therefore no other girl but the one who is loved should be married by anyone.

- Author: [Vatsyayana](https://www.leafyquotes.com/vatsyayana.md)
- Book: [Kama Sutra](https://www.leafyquotes.com/vatsyayana/kama-sutra.md)
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## More from this book

> The Kama Sutra was composed, according to the precepts of Holy Writ, for the benefit of the world, by Vatsyayana, while leading the life of a religious student, and wholly engaged in the contemplation of the Deity.

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> A man may resort to the wife of another, for the purpose of saving his own life, when he perceives that his love for her proceeds from one degree of intensity to another. These degrees are ten in number, and are distinguished by the following marks:
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> 1. Love of the eye
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> 2. Attachment of the eye
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> 3. Constant reflection
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> 4. Destruction of sleep
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> 5. Emaciation of the body
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> 6. Turning away from objects of enjoyment
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> 7. Removal of shame
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> 8. Madness
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> 9. Fainting
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> 10. Death

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> Man, the period of whose life is one hundred years, should practise Dharma, Artha, and Kama at different times and in such a manner that they may harmonize, and not clash in any way. He should acquire learning in his childhood; in his youth and middle age he should attend to Artha and Kama, and in his old age he should perform Dharma, and thus seek to gain Moksha, that is, release from further transmigration.

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