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  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 10.137",
  "description":"Mādhavīdevī, the seventeenth of the prominent devotees, was the younger sister of Śikhi Māhiti. She is considered to have formerly been a maidservant of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī."

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Cc. Ādi 10.137

Text

mādhavī-devī—śikhi-māhitira bhaginī
śrī-rādhāra dāsī-madhye yāṅra nāma gaṇi

Synonyms

mādhavī-devī—of the name Mādhavīdevī; śikhi-māhitira—of Śikhi Māhiti; bhaginī—sister; śrī-rādhāra—of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; dāsī-madhye—amongst the maidservants; yāṅra—whose; nāma—name; gaṇi—count.

Translation

Mādhavīdevī, the seventeenth of the prominent devotees, was the younger sister of Śikhi Māhiti. She is considered to have formerly been a maidservant of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

Purport

In the Antya-līlā of Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Chapter Two, verses 104-106, there is a description of Mādhavīdevī. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu considered her one of 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 the half. Thus it is known that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had three and a half confidential devotees.