Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 8: The Story of Pińgalā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.8.24

mārga āgacchato vīkṣya

puruṣān puruṣarṣabha

tān śulka-dān vittavataḥ

kāntān mene 'rtha-kāmukī

SYNONYMS

mārgein that street; āgacchataḥ — those who were coming; vīkṣya — seeing; puruṣān — men; puruṣa-ṛṣabhaO best among men; tān — them; śulka-dān — who could pay the price; vitta-vataḥ — possessing money; kāntān — lovers or customers; mene — she considered; artha-kāmukī — desiring money.

TRANSLATION

O best among men, this prostitute was very anxious to get money, and as she stood on the street at night she studied all the men who were passing by, thinking, "Oh, this one surely has money. I know he can pay the price, and I am sure he would enjoy my company very much." Thus she thought about all the men on the street.

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