Part
6 - Chapter 3
OF
THE MEANS OF GETTING MONEY, OF THE SIGNS OF
THE CHANGE OF A LOVER'S FEELINGS, AND OF THE
WAY TO GET RID OF HIM
MONEY
is got out of a lover in two ways:
By
natural or lawful means, and by artifices.
Old authors are of opinion that when a
courtesan can get as much money as she wants
from her lover, she should not make use of
artifice. But Vatsyayana lays down that
though she may get some money from him by
natural means, yet when she makes use of
artifice he gives her doubly more, and
therefore artifice should be resorted to for
the purpose of extorting money from him at
all events.
Now
the artifices to be used for getting money
from her lover are as follows:
Taking
money from him on different occasions, for
the purpose of purchasing various
articles, such as ornaments, food, drink,
flowers, perfumes and clothes, and either
not buying them, or getting from him more
than their cost.
Praising his intelligence to his face.
Pretending to be obliged to make gifts on
occasion of festivals connected with vows,
trees, gardens, temples, or tanks.
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Pretending that at the time of going to
his house, her jewels have been stolen
either by the king's guards, or by
robbers.
Alleging that her property has been
destroyed by fire, by the falling of her
house, or by the carelessness of her
servants.
Pretending to have lost the ornaments of
her lover along with her own.
Causing him to hear through other people
of the expenses incurred by her in coming
to see him.
Contracting debts for the sake of her
lover.
Disputing with her mother on account of
some expense incurred by her for her
lover, and which was not approved of by
her mother.
Not going to parties and festivities in
the houses of her friends for the want of
presents to make to them, she having
previously informed her lover of the
valuable presents given to her by these
very friends.
Not performing certain festive rites under
the pretence that she has no money to
perform them with.
Engaging artists to do something for her
lover.
Entertaining physicians and ministers for
the purpose of attaining some object.
Assisting friends and benefactors both on
festive occasions, and in misfortune.
Performing household rites.
Having to pay the expenses of the ceremony
of marriage of the son of a female friend.
Having to satisfy curious wishes including
her state of pregnancy.
Pretending to be ill, and charging her
cost of treatment.
Having to remove the troubles of a friend.
Selling some of her ornaments, so as to
give her lover a present.
Pretending to sell some of her ornaments,
furniture, or cooking utensils to a
trader, who has been already tutored how
to behave in the matter.
Having to buy cooking utensils of greater
value than those of other people, so that
they might be more easily distinguished,
and not changed for others of an inferior
description.
Remembering the former favours of her
lover, and causing them always to be
spoken of by her friends and followers.
Informing her lover of the great gains of
other courtesans.
Describing before them, and in the
presence of her lover, her own great
gains, and making them out to be greater
even than theirs, though such may not have
been really the case.
Openly opposing her mother when she
endeavours to persuade her to take up with
men with whom she has been formerly
acquainted, on account of the great gains
to be got from them.
Lastly, pointing out to her lover the
liberality of his rivals.
Thus end the ways and means of getting
money.
A
woman should always know the state of the
mind, of the feelings, and of the
disposition of her lover towards her from
the changes of his temper, his manner, and
the colour of his face.
The
behaviour of a waning lover is as follows:
He
gives the woman either less than is
wanted, or something else than that which
is asked for.
He keeps her in hopes by promises.
He pretends to do one thing, and does
something else.
He does not fulfil her desires.
He forgets his promises, or does something
else than that which he has promised.
He speaks with his own servants in a
mysterious way.
He sleeps in some other house under the
pretence of having to do something for a
friend.
Lastly, he speaks in private with the
attendants of a woman with whom he was
formerly acquainted.
Now
when a courtesan finds that her lover's
disposition towards her is changing, she
should get possession of all his best things
before he becomes aware of her intentions,
and allow a supposed creditor to take them
away forcibly from her in satisfaction of
some pretended debt. After this, if the
lover is rich, and has always behaved well
towards her, she should ever treat him well.
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Swami Veet Chintan T'Zorba-Krsna
Jyotish
Shastracharya
& Vedic Astrologer of India
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