Vātsyāyana
... The attribution of the first name Mallanaga to Vatsyayana is due to the confusion of his role as editor of the Kama Sutra with that of the mythical creator of erotic science ... according to the precepts of the Holy Writ, for the benefit of the world, by Vatsyayana, while leading the life of a religious student at Benares, and wholly engaged in the contemplation of ... that he may do.' ” It is impossible to fix the exact date either of the life of Vatsyayana or of his work ...