'mora nÄme Å›ikhi-mÄhitira bhaginÄ«-sthÄne giyÄ
Å›ukla-cÄula eka mÄna Änaha mÄgiyÄ'
mora nÄme - in my name; Å›ikhi-mÄhitira - of Åšikhi MÄhiti; bhaginÄ«-sthÄne - at the place of the sister; giyÄ - going; Å›ukla-cÄula - white rice; eka mÄna - the measurement of one mÄna (almost two pounds); Änaha - please bring; mÄgiyÄ - requesting.
“Please go to the sister of Åšikhi MÄhiti. In my name, ask her for a mÄna of white rice and bring it here.â€
In India Å›ukla-cÄula (white rice) is also called Ätapa-cÄula, or rice that has not been boiled before being husked. Another kind of rice, called siddha-cÄula (brown rice), is boiled before being husked. Generally, first-class fine white rice is required for offerings to the Deity. Thus BhagavÄn Ä€cÄrya asked Choá¹a HaridÄsa, or Junior HaridÄsa, a singer in the assembly of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, to get some of this rice from the sister of Åšikhi MÄhiti. A mÄna is a standard of measurement in Orissa for rice and other food grains.
