The Seed Of Desire Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Kama is the seed of desire
In the mind of the One
Which gives birth to Cosmos;
Thus says Rig Veda (10.129)

Kama is the source of creation,
Procreation and, nay, all action.
Kama is one of the three goals,
The other being living and virtue.

Kamasutra is the scripture
For sex, physical and psychological.
Gupta Empire and Harsha Dynasty
Glorified Kama with erotic arts.

Khajuraho and konark temples
Exhibit images doing sex.
Anything about sex bore no stigma.
Consensual sex was a Dharma.

Kama does not read monogamy;
Kama does not obey monogamy.
Fantasy is the rule of the game.
Erotic art is an entertainment.

There was even a God for Kama
In the Hindu Mythology.
Libido is the basal energy
From which spring all energies.

Monogamy was introduced
But prostitution was permitted.
Ancient people valued Kama
And had seated it on the pedestal.

Anything about sex became bad
In the wake of cultural invasion
And the rise of fundamentalism.
Indians fake to be prude but grope.
11.08.2015