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madhavi-devi--sikhi-mahitira bhagini

sri-radhara dasi-madhye yanra nama gani

SYNONYMS

madhavi-devi—of the name Madhavidevi; sikhi-mahitira—of Sikhi Mahiti; bhagini—sister; sri-radhara—of Srimati Radharani; dasi-madhye—amongst the maidservants; yanra—whose; nama—name; gani—count.

Madhavidevi, the seventeenth of the prominent devotees, was the younger sister of Sikhi Mahiti.

She is considered to have formerly been a maidservant of Srimati Radharani.

PURPORT

In the Antya-lila of Caitanya-caritamrta, Chapter Two, verses 104-106, there is a description of Madhavidevi.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu considered her one of the maidservants of Srimati Radharani.

Within this world, Caitanya Mahaprabhu had three and a half very confidential devotees.

The three were Svarupa Gosani, Sri Ramananda Raya and Sikhi Mahiti, and Sikhi Mahiti’s sister, Madhavidevi, being a woman, was considered the half.

Thus it is known that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had three and a half confidential devotees.