Sadharana, the "General Topics" section of Vātsyāyana’s Kāma Sūtra (circa 3rd–5th century CE), serves as an elegant preface to an ancient manual on desire and domestic life. It outlines the text’s aims, ethical limits of kāma, classification of persons, social duties, courtship etiquette, arts and conversation—framing love within household and civic order. Key points: scope of pleasure, propriety, and practical advice on relationships. Today it remains a vital cultural document for scholars of sexuality, social history, literature and the arts, illuminating classical Indian norms with humane sophistication.