Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India)
by Nidheesh Kannan B. | 2018 | 52,434 words
This page relates 鈥楶ersonification of Kama鈥� of the study on Kamashastra representing the discipline of Kama (i.e., 鈥榮ensual pleasure鈥�). The Kamasutra of Vatsyayana from the 4th century is one of the most authoratitive Sanskrit texts belonging this genre. This study focusses on the vision of life of ancient India reflected in Kamashastra.
8. Personification of 碍腻尘补
Personification is a process in which the invisible thoughts, ideas etc. were made to be visible.
鈥�Hinduism personifies a number of abstract qualities. Gods become the embodiment of a particular quality, such as the vedic god 痴补谤耻峁嘺 being the lord of Dharma and water. Justice or punishment (诲补峁囜笉补) is also anthropomorphized as the god Da峁囜笉a. 碍腻尘补, the Indian god of love and sexual desire, shoots his flower arrows from a bow made of sugarcane strung with a row of bees. Like Eros, this youthful Indian god of love shoots his flowery arrows without regard to caste, customs or public opinion. No one, whether mortal or god, has ever been able to ignore the shafts of 碍腻尘补 or, as he is sometimes known, 础苍补峁単补 (the body-less one)鈥� (Burton F. Richard, 2009: 19-20).
The personified version of 碍腻尘补 is generally named 碍腻尘补deva and has different names. The genesis, personality and stories of 碍腻尘补deva were depicted in different 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 and he is considered to be one of the superb mythical characters. Several versions of legends are related to the genesis of 碍腻尘补 (For a detailed reading see Mani Vettam, 1996: 378-379.; Devarajan T., 2011: 5-9).