Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 17.54

kṣaṇe mana sthira haya, tabe mane vicāraya,

balite ha-ila bhāvodgama

pińgalāra vacana-smṛti, karāila bhāva-mati,

tāte kare artha-nirdhāraṇa

SYNONYMS

kṣaṇe — in a moment; mana — the mind; sthira haya — becomes patient; tabe — at that time; mane — within the mind; vicāraya — He considers; balite — to speak; ha-ila — there was; bhāva-udgama — awakening of ecstasy; pińgalāra — of Pińgalā; vacana-smṛti — remembering the words; karāila — caused; bhāva-mati — ecstatic mind; tāte — in that; kare — does; artha-nirdhāraṇa — ascertaining the meaning.

TRANSLATION

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

PURPORT

Pińgalā was a prostitute who said, "To hope against hope produces only misery. Utter hopelessness is the greatest happiness." Remembering this statement, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became ecstatic. The story of Pińgalā is found in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Eleventh Canto, Eighth Chapter, verses 22-44, as well as in the Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva, Chapter 174.

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