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CC Madhya 10.159 (1975)



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.