Kamasutra Rear-entry Position

In this segment of positions Vatsyayana took the help of animal's way of love making as an inspiration and laid down positions which are not only sensuous but also give lots of stimulation to the sex organs and makes penetration deeper and enjoyable. One of the basic positions in this set is the Svanaka (dog) position. In these positions the man can make proper use of his hands and can also caress his lover's body while making passionate love to her.

The Svanaka Position

Vatsyayana describes this position as follows:

"If you mount her like a dog, gripping her waist,
and she twists round to gaze into your face,
experts in the art of love say it is "Svanaka".

This position resembles that of a dog in the act of love making. In this position, from an upright position, the woman bends forward with her hands touching the ground. The man then proceeds to penetrate her from behind using a pronounced mounting action. The woman bends fully forward taking the support of a cushion. This position gives a very high degree of penetration. And above all it requires a lot of flexibility on the part of the female.

The Kulisha Position
Vatsyayana describes this position as follows:

"Seize her feet and lift them high
(like a wheel barrow),
drive your penis into her yoni
and pleasure her with vigorous strokes:
this is "Kulisha".

Just as the poetry denotes this is an immensely difficult position and should be tried only if you are agile and up to it. In this position the man catches hold of the woman's feet and lifts them up and stretches them in such a way that he gets a clear passage into her yoni. Then holding her like that he drives his lingam into her and with firm strokes makes love to her deeply and passionately. Kulisha literally means "The Thunderbolt". It is called "Thunderbolt" because in this position the woman is as if stuck by a thunderbolt as the man virtually rams into her completely unimpeded.

The Dhenuka Position
Vatsyayana describes this position as follows:

"She bends well forward and grips
the bedstead, her buttocks raised high;
cup your hands to serpents' hoods
and squeeze her jar-shaped breasts together:
and mount her like a bull:
this is "Dhenuka" (The Milch Cow)."

In this position the woman bends forward and grips some hard object like a bedstead or a table to give her support and stability. The man then mounts her like a cow and enters her from behind. He can also make use of his hands and caress the woman's breasts. The best thing about this position is that it offers maximum stimulation and satisfaction to both the man and the woman.

The Hirana Position
Vatsyayana describes this position as follows:

"If the lady, eager for love,
goes on all fours, humping her back like a doe,
and you enjoy her from behind,
rutting as though you'd lost all human nature,
it is "Hirana" (The Deer)."

From all the rear entry positions one thing is clear that Vatsyayana was heavily influenced by the form in which animals make love. In this position the woman goes down on all fours like that of a Deer and offers herself to the man to enter her from behind and make love to her. This position also provides maximum stimulation and penetration and is enjoyable to both the sexes.

The Gardabha Position
Vatsyayana describes this position as follows:

"When, with lotus-feet
set well-apart on the ground, she bends,
placing a hand upon each thigh,
and you take her from the rear,
it is "Gardabha" (The Ass)."

This position has been derived from the Ass, though it is quite strange why this position is named on the Ass. Anyways, like all the other rear entry positions, this position also provides maximum stimulation and penetration. In this position the woman stands with legs drawn wide apart and bends down placing her hands on her thighs and offers herself to her man who enters her from behind making love deeply and passionately.



The Marjara Position
Vatsyayana describes this position as follows:

"If she lies on her stomach
and you seize her ankles in one hand,
lift them high and make love,
tilting her chin back with your other hand,
it is "Marjara" (The Cat)."

This is a very acrobatic position and is recommended for couples who are fit and agile and are obsessed with experimentation. In this position the woman has to lie on her stomach while the man has to seize her ankles in one hand and lift them high up in order to enter her and make love to her.

The Traivikrama Position
Vatsyayana describes this position as follows:

"She stands on palms and feet;
you stand behind her
and lift one of her feet to your shoulder,
enjoying the lovely girl:
this is "Traivikrama" (The Stride)."

In this position the woman has to be flexible and energetic in order to balance herself on one feet and also to take the thrusts on her man. The woman has to bend down placing herself firmly on the ground while the man lifts one of her feet and places it on his shoulder and enters her making love to her deeply and passionately. This position also gives maximum penetration and satisfaction.

The Elephant Position
Vatsyayana describes this position as follows:

When your mistress lays
breasts, arms and forehead to the carpet,
raising her buttocks high,
and you guide your penis into her yoni,
it is "Aibha" (The Elephant).

You lift her ankles high;
she draws up
and extends her legs as though she were
crawling through the air:
this is "Hastika" (The Elephant).

These are the two different Elephant positions explained by Vatsyayana. In the first "Aibha" position the woman sinks gently to the ground with the man atop in such a way that he completely covers her. The woman then parts her legs to allow the man to enter her and then closes her legs around his penis after he is firmly trapped inside her to make love gently and deeply. In the second "Hastika" position the woman derives maximum pleasure because this position allows very good stimulation of the frontal walls of the vagina and the G-spot. The man can also take good use of his hands and thus caress the woman's breasts and clitoris and thus stimulate her even more. This position should not be tried by woman who are frail and men who are very fat because the woman might get crushed by the weight of the man on top of her.