CC Madhya 17.180
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.