Sunday, March 15, 2009

Deviant Ancestors

"The king of the Panchalas killed the courtesan Madhavasena by means of the wedge during congress. King Satakarni Satavahana of the Kuntalas deprived his great Queen Malayavati of her life by a pair of scissors, and Naradeva, whose hand was deformed, blinded a dancing girl by directing a piercing instrument in a wrong way."

Ancient texts warning the reader against some extreme practices in intimacies. I feel a shudder of ugh. People are barbarous still, but I think we've come a little way since then hopefully.