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

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

CC Antya-lila

Piṅgalā 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.
CC Antya 17.54, Translation and Purport:

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

Piṅgalā 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 Piṅgalā is found in (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Eleventh Canto, Eighth Chapter, verses 22–44), as well as in the Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva, Chapter 174.

Page Title:Pingala was a prostitute who said, "To hope against hope produces only misery. Utter hopelessness is the greatest happiness"
Compiler:MadhuGopaldas
Created:11 of May, 2012
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=1, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1