prabhura priya-vyañjana saba rÄndhena mÄlinÄ«
'bhaktye dÄsÄ«'-abhimÄna, 'snehete jananÄ«'

 prabhura - of Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; priya-vyañjana - favorite vegetables; saba - all; rÄndhena - cooks; mÄlinÄ« - the wife of ÅšrÄ«vÄsa ṬhÄkura; bhaktye dÄsÄ« - in devotion she was just like a maidservant; abhimÄna - it was her conception; snehete - in affection; jananÄ« - exactly like a mother.


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The Lord’s favorite vegetables were cooked by MÄlinÄ«devÄ«, the wife of ÅšrÄ«vÄsa ṬhÄkura. She devotedly considered herself a maidservant of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, but in affection she was just like a mother.

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