CC Madhya 10.159

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

Madhya-līlā 10.158 - Madhya-līlā 10.160

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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