The
lower lip is the place on which the ‘hidden bite’, the ‘swollen bite’
and the ‘point’ are made; again, the ‘swollen bite’ and the ‘coral and
the jewel’ bite are done on the cheek. Kissing,
pressing with the nail, and biting are the ornaments of the left cheek, and when
the word cheek is used it is to be understood as the left cheek.
Both the ‘line of points’ and the ‘line of jewels’ are to be
impressed on the throat, the armpit, and the joints of the thighs; but the
‘line of point’ alone is to be impressed on the forehead and the thighs.
The
marking with the nails, and the biting of the following things viz. And ornament
of the forehead, an ear ornament, a bunch of flowers, a betel leaf, or a tamala
leaf, which are worn by or belong to the woman that is beloved, are signs of the
desire of enjoyment. Among the
things mentioned above viz. Embracing, kissing, etc. those which increase
passion should be done first, and those which are only for amusement or variety
should be done afterwards.
There
are also some verses on this subject as follows: ‘When a man bites a woman
forcibly, she should angrily do the same to him with double force.
Thus a ‘point’ should be returned with a ‘line of points’, and a
‘line of points’ with a ‘broken cloud’, and if she be excessively
chafed, she should at once begin a love quarrel with him.
At such a time she should take hold of her lover by the hair, and bend
his head down, and kiss his lower lip, and then, being intoxicated with love,
she should shut her eyes and bite him in various places.
Even by day, and in a place of public resort, when her lover shows her
any mark that she may have inflicted on his body, she should smile at the sight
of it, and turning her face as if she were going to chide him, she should show
him with angry look the marks on her own body that have been made by him.
Thus, if men and women act according to each other’s liking, their love
for each other will not be lessened even in one hundred years.’