Guest guest Posted March 18, 2003 Report Share Posted March 18, 2003 dear frds, well, kama as generally taken to be as sexual desires but its not just that , KAMA could be any desires & when we speak of DHARMA - ARTHA -KAMA MOKSHA , imo , it means that by doing DHARMA (deeds of dharma -virtue-humanity-spirituality) one attains ARTHA (success & lawful earnings) through which one is able to fulfill KAMA (fulfill his desires & be satiated) & thus then easily reaches to MOKSHA (ultimate liberation) . if one follows the principles of "DHARMIC" deeds & also used the money acquired by the principles then he /she is not considered to be bound by karmic afflictions & then by satiaing one is easy to reach the ultimate ..... regards, JAI AMBEY MAHAKALI SHREE KAAL BHAIRAVAYA NAMAH, rajat , Black Lotus L Rosenberg <kalipadma@j...> wrote: > "Kama" is one of the four Aims of Life in Hinduism. (Dharma -- Virtue, > Artha -- Success, Kama -- Desire, and Moksha -- Release.) > > "Kama-deva" can be translated as "the God of Love..." or Lust, Desire, > Attachment, Sexuality... > > Portrayed as a handsome young man, often dallying with his wife Rati > (Passion), or travelling with Vasant (Springtime), shooting flower- tipped > arrows at people from his sugarcane bow, making them fall in love. > Sometimes seen as the "mind-born" son of Lord Brahma, other times as the > child of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi Devi. > > A gayatri mantra to invoke Kama-deva goes: > > <Om manobhavaya vidmahe/ > kandarpaya dhimahi/ > tanno Kamah prachodayat/> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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