Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 8: The Story of Pińgalā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.8.22

pińgalā nāma veśyāsīd

videha-nagare purā

tasyā me śikṣitaḿ kiñcin

nibodha nṛpa-nandana

SYNONYMS

pińgalā nāma — of the name Pińgalā; veśyāa prostitute; āsīt — there was; videha-nagarein the city named Videha; purāin the past; tasyāḥ — from her; me — by me; śikṣitaḿ — what was learned; kiñcit — something; nibodha — now you learn; nṛpa-nandanaO son of kings.

TRANSLATION

O son of kings, previously in the city of Videha there dwelled a prostitute named Pińgalā. Now please hear what I have learned from that lady.

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