Guest guest Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 > Dandavad. Prabhupada kijaya! > > I think if you look carefully you will find that these are all references > to elderly Indian women. I have searched and cannot find any reference > where Srila Prabhupada uses "Mataji" with any of his disciples. > > Still, I generally feel more comfortable addressing female devotees with > "Mataji". What to do? > > Your servant, > Pancaratna das Since all the Srila Prabhupada's lady disciples at the time were all like his grand or great-granddaughters, they would normally be revered to as girls. Like "all these boys and girls", which all the devotees were at the time of Srila Prabhupadas presence. So what would be need for Srila Prabhupada to be calling his women disciples mataji. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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