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.

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.