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Srimad Bhagvata Mahapurana: Book 11: Chapter 8: Verses 24-33
0 the best of men, on seeing the passers-by she, desirous of money, took them as rich menseeking pleasure on payment of money. Seeing the, passers-by gone, she, who lived upon her solicitations, began to indulge in the hope that some other rich man would come
and give her plentiful money. Waiting at the door thus frustrated, and having lost her sleep; she kept going inside and outside the house till it was midnight. Her mouth was parched and she felt dejected through hope for earning money; but ultimately the sense of
frustration leading to happiness dawned on her through thinking as mentioned below. Now duly hear from me the song she sang in her utter disappointment; because for people dispassion is like a sword to cut asunder the noose of hope. For no person, 0 King, who has not acquired this feeling of disgust for the world would snap the bodily ties any more than he who! is devoid of discretion could give up the sense of my-ness.
Pingala said : Alas ! how senseless and of uncontrolled mind am I ! Behold the extent of my foolishness; ignorant as I am, I have expected the fulfilment of my desire from a trifling mean paramour ! Forsaking (the adoration of) the eternal and real Lord, who resides in the heart and gives joy and wealth forever, fondly have I sought a poor man who cannot satisfy my desires and who only gives grief, fear, worry, sorrow and infatuation. Lo ! how uselessly have I afflicted my soul by leading the life of a courtesan and living by such a highly reproachful profession; I expected wealth and satisfaction from a lustful, greedy and lamentable person through my body sold to him ! What female other than myself would find enjoyment through a (paramour's) body, which is like a house of which the frame work is of bones, covered with skin, hair and nails; which is full of urine and excreta and has nine doors through which constantly flows foul matter ?
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