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Bhagavatam Verses Spoken by Pingala the Prostitute - Vaniquotes (empty)

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The prostitute Pingala

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Another gopi said, "It is an unreasonable hope for us to expect Krsna to come back to Vrndavana. We should try instead to be happy in disappointment. Even Pingala, the great prostitute, said that disappointment is the greatest pleasure"

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Pingala was a prostitute who said, "To hope against hope produces only misery. Utter hopelessness is the greatest happiness"

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Remembering this statement (of Pingala), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became ecstatic. The story of Pingala is found in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Eighth Chapter, verses 22-44, as well as in the Mahabharata, Santi-parva, Chapter 174

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Suddenly, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became calm and considered His state of mind. He remembered the words of Pingala, and this aroused an ecstasy that moved Him to speak. Thus He explained the meaning of the verse

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Uddhava Gita: 02 - The Story of Pingala

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