In ancient times, in Videha-nagari where King Janaka used to live, there was a prostitute named Pingala.
After experiencing miseries and frustration in her profession, she gave up her worldly desires and began to think, "Lord Krishna is very dear to my heart, but I have not tried to please Him. Regarding these persons who will die one day – what happiness have they given to me? No happiness at all. They enjoyed my body, I became theirs, and I lost everything. Somehow, by the mercy of Krishna, I have now renounced them, and this renunciation will take me to Krishna."
Pingala then closed the door of her house, lied down to sleep and slept very well. And afterwards she became a good devotee.
2007-07-25 21:34:37
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answered by rahel ! 2
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During rule of king Janaka- Pingala lived by slling her body in the city Videha. She becomes siksa-guru of Dattatreya.
She realized her materialistic nature & Krishna- consciousness is the salvation. She becomes devtee of Krishna
2007-07-25 23:04:55
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answered by Muthu S 7
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One night, she was waiting for a rich customer. He did not come. While Pingala was waiting, her parrot constantly chanted Rama-nama. This purified Pingala and she went to forest to practice penance, giving up her vile profession.
2007-07-25 23:22:34
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answered by Devarat 7
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Buddha says : "This world is full of suffering, whatever you do , it will end in suffering".
Pingala learnt this lesson the hard way. To anyone it would appear that she was enjoying. And sex is the highest enjoyment.
But Buddha says " All pleasure will change to pain one day".
2007-07-25 21:38:18
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answered by Anonymous
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She is one of the 24 "gurus" described in Srimad Bhagavatam.
She taught renunciation by her disgust with her position. She lamented that she was always thinking of this man that man, she realized that desires are the cause of distress. (And that is the lesson she gives us as one of the 24 gurus)
She took shelter of Krsna and left off being a prostitute under Krsna's shelter.
edit:
11th canto Srimad Bhagavatam :-)
2007-07-25 20:31:10
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answered by happy_n_freeone 3
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PINGALA THE PROSTITUTE
There was a prostitute called Pingala in the city of Mithila. Once she was on the doorsteps, well dressed with ornaments to receive a suitable customer and take him inside for sexual satisfaction. She was selective of the customers, for the higher dividend ie. more money from the customer's pocket. Being selective, she had to discard many initial customers. Everytime she was thinking that the next man may pay me more and thus went on rejecting all the customers. In between when no one turned up, she used t o go inside and sit and again come out when somebody came outside. Thus she was moving in and out in the night for a long time ie. up to midnight.
When she was tired, after midnight, she started thinking of the ultimate ie. God the almighty and detachment started entering her mind. She started singing as below which demonstrates how her detachment became the sword to cut off worldly desires. Those who have not become detached can't forget the existence of the body.
"Alas, How I desired to have full satisfaction (of sex) from a mere human being. This is due to my ignorance and childishness. How I mistook as my husband , A human being, who cannot give any happiness or happiness- Seeming things while I forgot the god who lives inside me who is sat, chit and ananda and capable of fulfilling all desires and is also permanent.
By selling my flesh and getting wealth and happiness from hen - pecked miserly and pitiable human beings, I have given pains to my atma. Deplorable is my fife. Who else, other than myself will consider as husband, this body which is made up of bones and covered by skin, nails, hair etc. and also containing urine and excreta, even though I had opportunity to have company of good people.
In this city of philosophers and sages (Mithila), I am the only fool who desired for the human beings instead of the almighty who is sat, chit and ananda and capable of fulfilling all desires."
As Pingala become detached from the worldly desires by the grace of god. She decided to bestow her soul to god and enjoy with him.
Nobody other than the almighty god is worshipable.
Pingala considered herself lucky as due to the blessings of god her miseries became cause for detachment. She abandoned all desires on worldly matters and sought shelter under god. She was happy with what she got without efforts and was fully concentrating on him.
Once she became desire less she become peaceful and went to sleep. The lesson learnt from Pingala's story is that "Desire is the biggest sorrow, detachment is the greatest happiness." -
2007-07-25 20:34:44
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answered by Jayaraman 7
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thanks for the question. I will wait for the best answer. By the way can anyone please tell me which canto of Srmadbhagvatam talks about Pingla?
Hare Krishna
2007-07-26 21:40:38
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answered by Anonymous
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yes!
2007-07-26 21:24:09
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answered by sristi 5
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