When a man kisses the upper lip of a woman, while she
in return kisses his lower lip, it is called ‘the kiss of the upper lip’.
When one of them takes both the lips of the other
between his or her own, it is called ‘clasping kiss’. A woman, however, only takes this kind of kiss from a man who
has no moustache. And on the
occasion of the kiss, if one of them touches the teeth, the tongue, and the
palate of the other, with his or her tongue, it is called the ‘fighting of the
tongues’. In the same way, the
pressing of the teeth of the one against the mouth of the other is to be
practiced.
Kissing is of four kinds, viz. Moderate, contracted,
pressed and soft, according to the different parts of the body that are kissed,
for different kinds of kisses are appropriate for different parts of the body.
When a woman looks at the face of her lover while he
is asleep, and kisses it to show her intention or desire, it is called a ‘kiss
that kindles love’.
When a woman kisses her lover while he is engaged in
business, or while he is quarrelling with her, or while he is looking at
something else, so that his mind may be turned away, it is called a ‘kiss that
turns away’.
When a lover coming home late at night kisses his
beloved, who is asleep on her bed, in order to show her his desire, it is called
a ‘kiss that awakens’.
On such an occasion the woman may pretend to be
asleep at the time of her lover’s arrival, so that she may know his intention
and obtain respect from him.
When a person kisses the reflection of the person he
loves in a mirror, in water, or on a wall, it is called a ‘kiss showing the
intention’.
When a person kisses a child sitting on his lap, or a
picture, or an image, or figure, in the presence of the person beloved by him,
it is called a ‘transferred kiss’.
When at night at a theatre, or in an assembly of
caste men, a man coming up to a
woman a toe of her foot if she be sitting, or when a woman is shampooing her
lover’s body, places her face on his thigh, (as if she was sleepy) so as to
inflame his passion, and kisses his thigh or great toe, it is called a
‘demonstrative kiss’.