![]() Contrary to western popular perception, the Kama Sutra is not exclusively a sex manual it presents itself as a guide to a virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love, family life and other aspects pertaining to pleasure oriented faculties of human life Kama Sutra, in parts of the world, is presumed or depicted as a synonym for creative sexual positions in reality, only 20% of Kama Sutra is about sexual positions. "K?ma" which is one of the four goals of Hindu life, means desire including sexual desire the latter being the subject of the textbook, and "s?tra" literally means a thread or line that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism (or line, rule, formula), or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. ![]() It is largely in prose, with many inserted anustubh poetry verses. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse.
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