Ananga Ranga – The Days Of Greatest Enjoyment For The Four Classes

Having thus laid down the four classes of womankind, Kalyana Malla, the arch-poet, proceeds to give a table of the time in which each order derives the greatest amount of pleasure from the venereal rite.

These periods must be learnt by heart, and students will remember that on the other days not specified, no amount of congress will satisfy passions. Read, then, and master the elements.

Note: The days (Tithi) are those of the lunar fortnight: the Pratipada, for instance, being the first, when the moon’s increase and wane begin.

OF THE HOURS WHICH GIVE THE HIGHEST ENJOYMENT
Women, be it observed, differ greatly in the seasons which they prefer for enjoyment, according to their classes and temperaments. The Padmini, for instance, takes no satisfaction in night congress; indeed, she is thoroughly averse to it.

Like the Surya Kamala (day-lotus) which opens its eyes to the sunlight, so she is satisfied even by a boy-husband in the bright hours.

The Chitrini and the Shankhini are like the Chandra Kamala, or night-lotus, that expands to the rays of the moon; and the Hastini, who is the coarsest, ignores all these delicate distinctions.

The following tables, then, show the Pahar,(as amongst the classics, day and night are divided by the Hindus with eight watches, each of seven ghari, or hours (1 ghari = 241)) or watch of the night and day, during which the four classes of women derive the greatest pleasure.

REGULATING THE NIGHT HOURS

REGULATING THE DAY HOURS

And here it will be observed that the Chitrini and the Shankhini derive no satisfaction from day congress.

Thus did the arch-poet, Kalyana Malla, relate unto Ladkhan Rajah how women are divided into four classes, each of which has its own peculiarity of body and mind, and its several times of enjoyments, according to the state of the moon and the hour of the day or night.