CC Madhya 10.159 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 10: The Lord's Return to Jagannātha Purī

Madhya-līlā 10.158 - Madhya-līlā 10.160

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 159

bhāla kahena,—carmāmbara dambha lāgi’ pari

carmāmbara-paridhāne saṁsāra nā tari

SYNONYMS

bhāla—well; kahena—He said; carma-ambara—the garment of deerskin; dambha—prestige; lāgi’—for the matter of; pari—I put on; carma-ambara-paridhāne—by putting on a garment of skin; saṁsāra—the material world; nā tari—I cannot cross.

TRANSLATION

Thus admitting his mistake, Brahmānanda Bhāratī thought, “He spoke well. I put on this deerskin only for prestige. I cannot cross over the ocean of nescience simply by wearing a deerskin.

Madhya-līlā 10.158 - Madhya-līlā 10.160