In Kamsutra the beginning, the Lord of Beings created men and women, and in the form of commandments in one hundred thousand chapters Kamsutra laid down rules for regulating their existence with regard to Dharma, 1 Artha, 2 and Kama. 3 Some of these commandments, namely those which treated of Dharma, were separately written by Swayambhu Manu; those that related to Artha were compiled by Brihaspati; and those that referred to Kama Kamsutra were expounded by Nandi, the follower of Mahadeva, in one thousand chapters.
In Indian literature, Kamsutra refers to the tradition of works on Kama. It therefore has a practical orientation, similar to that of Arthashastra, the tradition of texts on politics and government. Just as the former instructs kings and ministers about government, Kamsutra aims to instruct the townsman (nagarika) in the way to attain enjoyment and fulfillment.
