Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.137
Mādhavīdevī’s Place Among Confidential Devotees
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- Mādhavīdevī was the younger sister of Śikhi Māhiti and the seventeenth of the prominent devotees.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu considered her one of the maidservants of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
- The purport names Svarūpa Gosāñi, Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, Śikhi Māhiti and Mādhavīdevī as the Lord’s very confidential devotees. It uses the count “three and a half,” counting Mādhavīdevī as the half because she was a woman.
Try this today
Write one sentence recalling how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regarded Mādhavīdevī.
Ask yourself
What do you notice about Mādhavīdevī’s relationship with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and her place among the Lord’s confidential devotees?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.