"In Atharva Veda, kama is associated with the broad range of human desire; wanting enemies to be defeated; wanting lovers to reciprocate feelings of infatuation, lust, affection, wanting more money and more power; in short wanting to be successful in love and work."
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Quoted in "God of Desire: Tales of Kamadeva in Sanskrit Story Literature", p.110
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