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of Kāmaratna The Jewel of Desire.
A horizontal divider featuring a central symmetrical flourish with scrolls and leaves.
| Subject | Page |
|---|---|
| First Discourse: | |
| Invocation | 1 |
| Questions of Pārvatī | 2 |
| Determination of season for gathering herbs | 2 |
| Determination of lunar day | 4 |
| Determination of the days of the week and Mahendra, etc. | 5 |
| Determination of fingers for gathering herbs | 7 |
| Method of gathering medicinal roots | 7 |
| Mantra for gathering medicinal moss | 9 |
| Subjugation (vaśīkaraṇa) | 10 |
| Subjugation of a King | 20 |
| Subjugation of women | 21 |
| Yantra for subjugation | 23 |
| Subjugation of a husband | 27 |
| Second Discourse: | |
| Attraction (ākarṣaṇa) | 29 |
| Third Discourse: | |
| Victory (Section) | 32 |
| Good Fortune (saubhāgya) | 36 |
| Appeasing the anger of masters, etc. | 37 |
| Warding off elephants | " |
| Warding off tigers | 38 |
| Fourth Discourse: | |
| Paralyzing the mouths of enemies | 39 |
| Paralyzing sleep | 39 |
| Paralyzing weapons | 40 |
| Paralyzing fire | 43 |
| Paralyzing water | 44 |
| Subject | Page |
|---|---|
| Paralyzing divine elements | 45 |
| Paralyzing metal | 46 |
| Paralyzing cows, buffaloes, etc. | 47 |
| Paralyzing humans | " |
| Paralyzing the mind | " |
| Paralyzing a seat | 48 |
| Paralyzing enemy intelligence | " |
| Paralyzing the movements of a thief | 49 |
| Paralyzing conception | " |
| Paralyzing semen | 50 |
| Fifth Discourse: | |
| Fascination (mohana) | 58 |
| Fascination of masters/superiors | 59 |
| Fascination of wicked enemies | 60 |
| Pleasing/Beautification (rañjana) | 62 |
| Beautification of the face | 64 |
| Beautification of hair | 70 |
| Creating fragrance | 76 |
| Remedying lac-dye, etc. | 77 |
| Remedying hair loss (indralupta) | 78 |
| Whitening hair | 81 |
| Sixth Discourse: | |
| Virility enhancement (vājīkaraṇa) | 81 |
| Nṛsiṃha powder | 85 |
| Madana Modaka a sweet medicinal preparation | 87 |
| Kāmakalarasa alchemical mercurial medicine | 89 |
| Anaṅgasundarī pills | 90 |
| Mahākāmeśvararasa | 91 |
| Madanodayarasa | 92 |
| Kāmāṅganāyaka | 93 |