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  1. kama - How to eliminate Kaama? - Hinduism Stack Exchange

    May 8, 2022 · Kama doesn't need to be eliminated completely. It needs to be controlled, as per the Dharma, to be followed by a householder is a must for societal order, and slowly, and …

  2. How is kama one of the four aims of life (purusharth) and also ... - sin

    Sep 2, 2022 · 2 Dharma, artha, kama and moksa are the four purusarthas, the four aims of life. The first of them, dharma, is a lifelong objective. The pursuit of artha (material welfare) and …

  3. sex - How was Kama Deva born? - Hinduism Stack Exchange

    Dec 23, 2025 · How as Kama Deva (काम देव ) born ? Any story regarding his birth ? It it to be noted that son of Krishna - was avatar of Kaam Dev. But how was he originally born ?

  4. kama - Mention in detail about story of Shiva burning Kamadeva ...

    Jan 2, 2026 · Mention in detail about story of Shiva burning Kamadeva ?

  5. Hinduism on sexual desire and its conceptualisation

    Apr 9, 2021 · 2.215. One should not sit in a lonely place with one’s mother, sister, or daughter; for the senses are powerful, and master even a learned man. Sexual desire (Kama) is in fact …

  6. Is Kama and Arth equally important as Dharma? - Hinduism Stack …

    Apr 17, 2022 · 0 No, Artha and Kama are not equally important as Dharma. Dharma as one of the Purusharthas (Dharma, Kama, Artha and Moksha) means righteousness and not rituals. …

  7. What does Chanakya impliy when he says "Dharma" and "Kama" …

    Jul 14, 2020 · The interdependence between the dharma (virtue), artha (wealth) and kama (pleasure) can be understood well form the words of Bhimasena in Mahabharata. Note that the …

  8. why is adultery allowed in kamasutra? - Hinduism Stack Exchange

    Nov 28, 2021 · Adultery The Kamasutra, states the Indologist and Sanskrit literature scholar Ludo Rocher, discourages adultery but then devotes "not less than fifteen sutras (1.5.6–20) to …

  9. Where can I find reference of Caturvarga? - Hinduism Stack …

    Mar 8, 2024 · Some scholars opined that initially, Purushartha was Trivarga, and later it became Caturvarga. Earlier texts, such as Mahabharata and Arthasastra indeed speak of Trivarga. My …

  10. Does the verse 176 of chapter 4 of the Manusmṛti allow us to …

    Jul 24, 2023 · One should renounce pursuit of wealth (artha) and pleasure kama if they conflict with dharma and even dharma if it results in future unhappiness or arouses people’s …