Guest guest Posted December 30, 1999 Report Share Posted December 30, 1999 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-caritamrita, chapter two, verses 104-106, there is a description of Madhavidevi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu considered her to be 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, Madhavadevi, being a women, was considered to be the half. Thus it is known that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had three and a half confidential devotees." (Adi-lila 10, 137) A half, but never the less extremely exalted and worthy of respect even from the prerogative males despite being in a womens body. "All the associates of Lord Nityananda were formerly cowherd boys in Vrajabhumi. Their symbolic representations were the horns and sticks they carried, their cowherd dress and the peacock plumes on their heads. Purport Jahnava-mata is also within the list of Nityananda´s followers. She is described in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 66, as Ananga-manjari of Vrindavana. All the devotees who are followers of Jahnava-mata are counted within the list of Sri Nityananda Prabhu´s devotees." (Adi-lila 11. 21) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 1999 Report Share Posted December 31, 1999 Hare Krishna. The quotes offered to us by Gunamani demonstrate two principles Srila Prabhupada taught us concerning maha-bhagavata devotees and varnashrama: 1) When uttama-adhikari devotees descend to the material world, they come down to the madyama-adhikari platform in order to preach. 2) A maha-bhagavata devotee can act in any position in society Nevertheless, he or she accepts a position in the varnashrama system in order to set a good example and not create a disturbance. Your servant, Sri Rama das [srirama (AT) bbt (DOT) se], or [srirama (AT) jps (DOT) net] Gunamani.ARD (AT) bbt (DOT) se [Gunamani.ARD (AT) bbt (DOT) se] Thursday, December 30, 1999 4:45 AM COM: Varnasrama development "Madhavidevi, [Text 2894216 from COM] 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-caritamrita, chapter two, verses 104-106, there is a description of Madhavidevi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu considered her to be 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, Madhavadevi, being a women, was considered to be the half. Thus it is known that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had three and a half confidential devotees." (Adi-lila 10, 137) A half, but never the less extremely exalted and worthy of respect even from the prerogative males despite being in a womens body. "All the associates of Lord Nityananda were formerly cowherd boys in Vrajabhumi. Their symbolic representations were the horns and sticks they carried, their cowherd dress and the peacock plumes on their heads. Purport Jahnava-mata is also within the list of Nityananda´s followers. She is described in the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 66, as Ananga-manjari of Vrindavana. All the devotees who are followers of Jahnava-mata are counted within the list of Sri Nityananda Prabhu´s devotees." (Adi-lila 11. 21) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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