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पिंगला (piMgalA)

 
L R Vaidya
English
piMgala {% (I) a. (f. ला) %} Reddish-brown, tawny, R.xii.71.
piMgala {% (II) m. %} 1. The tawny colour
2. fire
3. a monkey
4. a kind of snake
5. a small owl
6. an ichneumon
7. an attendant on the sun
8. name of a sage who is supposed to be the father of Sanskṛit prosody, छंदोज्ञाननिधिं जघान मकरो वेलातटे पिंगलम् Panch.ii.
piMgala {% (III) n. %} 1. Brass
2. yellow orpiment.
piMgalA {% f. %} 1. A kind of owl
2. a kind of metal
3. a particular vessel of the body
4. name of a courtezan remarkable for her piety and good conduct. See Bh.V.iv.12.
पुराणम्
English
पिंगला १ / PIṄGALĀ I. A prostitute. (See under ṛṣabha II).
पिंगला २ / PIṄGALĀ II. A prostitute of the country of Avantī. piṅgalā was born as the daughter of King candrāṅgada in her next birth because of the virtuous act she did in doing service to the sage ṛṣabha. The King named the girl Kīrtimālinī and bhadrāyu married her. (See under bhadrāyu).
पिंगला ३ / PIṄGALĀ III. A woman of the city of ayodhyā. Once this woman approached śrī rāma with amorous intentions and śrī rāma who was strictly observing a vow of one-wife refused to satisfy her desire and said:-“During the incarnation of kṛṣṇa you will be born as a servant maid of kaṁsa and then I will in my form as kṛṣṇa accept you.” sītā on hearing this cursed Piṇgalā. She said “Oh beautiful woman who has approached my husband with amorous intentions, you will have three bends in your body when you are born next as the servant maid of kaṁsa.” piṅgalā weeping bitterly craved for pardon and then sītā said that kṛṣṇa would make her perfect. (vilāsa Kāṇḍa, ānanda rāmāyaṇa).