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THE WAY OF LIFE
The three purusharthas complete one another. Therefore, the author says that they are mutually connected (अन्योन्यानुबद्ध :).
WHAT IS THE KAMAPURUSHARTHA ?
Yesterday, I told you, how a man may cause detriment to his Dharmapurushartha and Kamapurushartha by an isolated pursuit of the Arthapurushartha. To-day, I will explain to you how a man may cause detriment to his Arthapurushartha and Dharmapurushartha by an excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures. (Kamapurushartha). The commentator has given this comprehensive and excellent definition of Kama.
यतःअमिमानिकरसानुविद्धा सर्वेन्द्रियप्रीतिः सः कामः । Generally, people think that Kama means only sexual lust. Generally, on account of this widely prevalent opinion regarding Kama, people believe that Kama means the desire to seek the gratification of the sexual passion and to beget children. But this definition is one-sided. The definition given by the commentator is comprehensive. He says, "Kama implies the satisfaction of all the five indriyas." This satisfaction should not be an ordinary one. It should be a delightful and exhilarating satisfaction.
Sexual lust is limited to the sense of touch merely. Therefore, sexual lust is only one subsidiary form of the Kamapurushartha. It would be a great mistake to think that Kama means only sexual lust.
You must first realise the difference between sexual lust and the Kamapurushartha. Kamapurushartha is not sexual craving merely. The sexual craving arises in human beings on account of the effect of the Mohaniyakarma. On account of the manifestation of the mohaniyakarma in the form of purushaved in men, men desire the company of women. On account of the manifestation of the mohaniyakarma in the form of strived in women, there appears in them a craving for the company of men. On account of the manifestation of the Mohaniyakarma in the form of Napumsakved, the desire for sexual as well as homosexual gratification arises in people. The manifestation of the
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