Text 56]
The Lord's Bodily Transformations
107
TRANSLATION
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.
PURPORT
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 Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva, Chapter 174.
TEXT 55
“দেখি এই উপায়ে,      কৃষ্ণ-আশা ছাড়ি’ দিয়ে, আশা ছাড়িলে স্বখী হয় মন । ছাড়’ কৃষ্ণকথা অধন্য,      কহ অন্যকথা ধন্য, যাতে হয় কৃষ্ণ-বিস্মারণ ॥” ৫৫ ॥
“dekhi ei upāye,      kṛṣṇa-āśā chāḍi’ diye, āśā chāḍile sukhī haya mana chāḍa’ kṛṣṇa-kathā adhanya,      kaha anya-kathā dhanya, yāte haya kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa”
SYNONYMS
dekhi—I see; ei upāye—this means; kṛṣṇa-āśā—hope for Kṛṣṇa; chāḍi’ diye—I give up; āśā—hope; chāḍile—if I give up; sukhī—happy; haya—becomes; mana—the mind; chāḍa’—give up; kṛṣṇa-kathā—talks of Kṛṣṇa; adhanya—most inglorious; kaha—speak; anya-kathā—other topics; dhanya—glorious; yāte—by which; haya—there is; kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa—forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “‘If I give up hope of meeting Kṛṣṇa, I shall then be happy. Therefore, let us stop this most inglorious discussion of Kṛṣṇa. It would be better for us to talk of glorious topics and forget Him.’
TEXT 56
কহিতেই হইল স্মৃতি,      চিত্তে হৈল কৃষ্ণস্ফূর্তি, সখীরে কহে হঞা বিস্মিতে ।