Part
2 - Chapter 3
ON
KISSING
IT
is said by some that there is no fixed time
or order between the embrace, the kiss, and
the pressing or scratching with the nails or
fingers, but that all these things should be
done generally before sexual union takes
place, while striking and making the various
sounds generally takes place at the time of
the union. Vatsyayana, however, thinks that
anything may take place at any time, for
love does not care for time or order.
On
the occasion of the first congress, kissing
and the other things mentioned above should
be done moderately, they should not be
continued for a long time, and should be
done alternately. On subsequent occasions,
however, the reverse of all this may take
place, and moderation will not be necessary,
they may continue for a long time, and, for
the purpose of kindling love, they may be
all done at the same time.
The
following are the places for kissing: the
forehead, the eyes, the cheeks, the throat,
the bosom, the breasts, the lips, and the
interior of the mouth. Moreover the people
of the Lat country kiss also on the
following places: the joints of the thighs,
the arms and the navel. But Vatsyayana
thinks that though kissing is practised by
these people in the above places on account
of the intensity of their love, and the
customs of their country, it is not fit to
be practised by all.
Now
in a case of a young girl there are three
sorts of kisses:
When
a girl only touches the mouth of her lover
with her own, but does not herself do
anything, it is called the `nominal kiss'.
When
a girl, setting aside her bashfulness a
little, wishes to touch the lip that is
pressed into her mouth, and with that object
moves her lower lip, but not the upper one,
it is called the `throbbing kiss'.
When
a girl touches her lover's lip with her
tongue, and having shut her eyes, places her
hands on those of her lover, it is called
the `touching kiss'.
Other
authors describe four other kinds of kisses:
The
straight kiss
The
bent kiss
The
turned kiss
The
pressed kiss
When
the lips of two lovers are brought into
direct contact with each other, it is called
a `straight kiss'.
When
the heads of two lovers are bent towards
each other, and when so bent, kissing takes
place, it is called a `bent kiss'.
When
one of them turns up the face of the other
by holding the head and chin, and then
kissing, it is called a `turned kiss'.
Lastly
when the lower lip is pressed with much
force, it is called a `pressed kiss'.
There
is also a fifth kind of kiss called the
`greatly pressed kiss', which is effected by
taking hold of the lower lip between two
fingers, and then, after touching it with
the tongue, pressing it with great force
with the lip.
As
regards kissing, a wager may be laid as to
which will get hold of the lips of the other
first. If the woman loses, she should
pretend to cry, should keep her lover off by
shaking her hands, and turn away from him
and dispute with him saying, `let another
wager be laid'.
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