CC Madhya 17.180

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

CC Madhya 17.179

CC Madhya 17.181

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 180

tathāpi purī dekhi’ tāṅra ‘vaiṣṇava’-ācāra
‘śiṣya’ kari’ tāṅra bhikṣā kaila aṅgīkāra

SYNONYMS

tathāpi—still; purī—Mādhavendra Purī; dekhi’—after seeing; tāṅra—of the brāhmaṇa; vaiṣṇava-ācāra—behavior like a Vaiṣṇava; śiṣya kari’—accepting him as his disciple; tāṅra bhikṣā—food offered by him; kaila aṅgīkāra—accepted.

TRANSLATION

Although the brāhmaṇa belonged to the Sanoḍiyā community, Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī had seen that he behaved like a Vaiṣṇava and had therefore accepted him as his disciple. The food he had cooked had also been accepted by Mādhavendra Purī.