Canto 11, Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Verse 43 (SB 11.8.43)
SB 11.8.43 • मूल श्लोक

श्रीब्राह्मण उवाच एवं व्यवसितमतिर्दुराशां कान्ततर्षजाम् । छित्त्वोपशममास्थाय शय्यामुपविवेश सा ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-brāhmaṇa uvāca evaṁ vyavasita-matir durāśāṁ kānta-tarṣa-jām chittvopaśamam āsthāya śayyām upaviveśa sā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

śrī-brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca — the avadhūta said; evam — thus; vyavasita — determined; matiḥ — her mind; durāśām — the sinful desire; kānta — lovers; tarṣa — hankering for; jām — caused by; chittvā — cutting off; upaśamam — in tranquillity; āsthāya — being situated; śayyām — on her bed; upaviveśa — sat down; sā — she.

Translation

“The avadhūta said: Thus, her mind completely made up, Piṅgalā cut off all her sinful desires to enjoy sex pleasure with lovers, and she became situated in perfect peace. Then she sat down on her bed.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda