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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 2]
TRANSLATION
Śikhi Māhiti's sister was named Mādhavīdevī. She was an elderly lady who always performed austerities. She was very advanced in devotional service.
TEXT 105
প্রভু লেখা করে যারে—রাধিকার ‘গণ’।
জগতের মধ্যে ‘পাত্র’—সাড়ে তিন জন ॥ ১০৫ ॥
prabhu lekhā kare yāre —rādhikāra ‘gaṇa’ jagatera madhye ‘pātra’ —sāḍe tina jana
SYNONYMS
prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; lekhā kare—accepts; yāre—whom; rādhikāra gaṇa—as one of the associates of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; jagatera madhye—throughout the whole world; pātra—most confidential devotees; sāḍe tina—three and a half; jana—persons.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted her as having formerly been an associate of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. In the entire world, three and a half people were His intimate devotees.
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স্বরূপ গোসাঞি, আর রায় রামানন্দ।
শিখি-মাহিতি—তিন, তাঁর ভগিনী—অর্ধজন ॥ ১০৬ ॥
svarūpa gosāñi, āra rāya rāmānanda
śikhi-māhiti—tina, tāṅra bhaginī—ardha-jana
SYNONYMS
svarūpa gosāñi—of the name Svarūpa Gosvāmī; āra—and; rāya rāmānanda—Rāmānanda Rāya; śikhi-māhiti—Śikhi Māhiti; tina—three; tāṅra bhaginī—his sister; ardha-jana—half a person.
TRANSLATION
The three were Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Rāmānanda Rāya and Śikhi Māhiti, and the half a person was Śikhi Māhiti's sister.