Canto 11, Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Verse 22 (SB 11.8.22)
SB 11.8.22 • मूल श्लोक

पिङ्गला नाम वेश्यासीद् विदेहनगरे पुरा । तस्या मे शिक्षितं किञ्चिन्निबोध नृपनन्दन ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

piṅgalā nāma veśyāsīd videha-nagare purā tasyā me śikṣitaṁ kiñcin nibodha nṛpa-nandana

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

piṅgalā nāma — of the name Piṅgalā; veśyā — a prostitute; āsīt — there was; videha-nagare — in the city named Videha; purā — in the past; tasyāḥ — from her; me — by me; śikṣitaṁ — what was learned; kiñcit — something; nibodha — now you learn; nṛpa-nandana — O son of kings.

Translation

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

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda