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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
the maidservants of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Within this world, Caitanya Mahāprabhu had three and a half very confidential devotees. The three were Svarūpa Gosāñi, Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Śikhi Māhiti, and Śikhi Māhiti's sister, Mādhavīdevī, being a woman, was considered to be the half. Thus it is known that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had three and a half confidential devotees.
TEXT 138
ঈশ্বরপুরীর শিষ্য – ব্রহ্মচারী কাশীশ্বর । শ্রীগোবিন্দ নাম তাঁর প্রিয় অমূচর ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
īśvara-purīra śiṣya—brahmacārī kāśīśvara śrī-govinda nāma tāṅra priya anucara
SYNONYMS
īśvara-purīra śiṣya —disciple of Īśvara Purī;  brahmacārī kāśīśvara —of the name Brahmacārī Kāśīśvara;  śrī-govinda —of the name Śrī Govinda;  nāma —name;  tāṅra —his;  priya —very dear;  anucara —follower.
TRANSLATION
Brahmacārī Kāśīśvara was a disciple of Īśvara Purī, and Śrī Govinda was another of his dear disciples.
PURPORT
Govinda was the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In the  Gauru-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā , verse 137, it is stated that the servants formerly named Bhṛṅgāra and Bhaṅgura in Vṛndāvana became Kāśīśvara and Govinda in Caitanya Mahāprabhu's pastimes. Govinda always engaged in the service of the Lord, even at great risk.
TEXT 139
তাঁর সিদ্ধিকালে দোঁহে তাঁর আজ্ঞা পাঞ্জা । নীলাচলে প্রভুস্থানে মিলিল আসিয়া ॥ ১৩৯ ॥
tāṅra siddhi-kāle doṅhe tāṅra ājñā pāñā nīlācale prabhu-sthāne milila āsiyā
SYNONYMS
tāṅra siddhi-kāle —at the time of Īśvara Purī's passing away;  doṅhe —the two of them;  tāṅra —his;  ājñā —order;  pāñā —getting;  nīlācale —at Jagannātha Purī;  prabhu-sthāne —at the place of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  milila —met;  āsiyā —coming there.