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‘mora nāme śikhi-māhitira bhaginī-sthāne giyā
śukla-cāula eka māna ānaha māgiyā’
Synonyms
mora nāme—in my name; śikhi-māhitira—of Śikhi Māhiti; bhagini-sthane—at the place of the sister; giya—going; sukla-cāula—white rice; eka mana—the measurement of one māna; ānaha—please bring; māgiyā—requesting. ¶
Translation
“Please go to the sister of Śikhi Māhiti. In my name, ask her for a māna of white rice and bring it here.” ¶
Purport
In India śukla-cāula (white rice) is also called ātapa-cāula, or rice that has not been boiled before being threshed. Another kind of rice, called siddha-cāula (brown rice), is boiled before being threshed. Generally, first-class fine white rice is required for offerings to the Deity. Thus Bhagavān Ācārya asked Choṭa Haridāsa, or Junior Haridāsa, a singer in the assembly of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, to get some of this rice from the sister of Śikhi Māhiti. A māna is a standard of measurement in Orissa for rice and other food grains. ¶