Antya 17.54

TEXT 54

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ক্ষণে মন স্থির হয়, তবে মনে বিচারয়, বলিতে হইল ভাবোদ্গম ।
পিঙ্গলার বচন-স্মৃতি, করাইল ভাব-মতি, তাতে করে অর্থ-নির্ধারণ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

ksane mana sthira haya, tabe mane vicaraya,

balite ha-ila bhavodgama

pihgalara vacana-smrti, karaila bhava-mati,

tate kare artha-nirdharana

SYNONYMS

ksane-in a moment; mana-the mind; sthira haya-becomes patient; tabe-at that time; mane-within the mind; vicaraya-He considers; balite-to speak; ha-ila-there was; bhava-udgama-awakening of ecstasy; pihgalara-of Pihgala; vacana-smrti-remembering the words; karaila-caused; bhava-mati-ecstatic mind; tate-in that; kare-does; artha-nirdharana-ascertaining the meaning.

TRANSLATION

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

PURPORT

Pihgala was a prostitute who said, "To hope against hope produces only misery. Utter hopelessness is the greatest happiness." Remembering this statement, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became ecstatic. The story of Pihgala is found in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Eighth Chapter, verses 22-44, as well as in Mahabharata, Santi-parva, Chapter 174.

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