CC Madhya 10.159 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.