Madhya-līlāChapter 10: The Lord's Return to Jagannātha Purī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 10.159

bhāla kahena, — carmāmbara dambha lāgi' pari

carmāmbara-paridhāne saḿsāra nā tari

SYNONYMS

bhāla — well; kahenaHe said; carma-ambara — the garment of deerskin; dambha — prestige; lāgi' — for the matter of; pariI put on; carma-ambara-paridhāne — by putting on a garment of skin; saḿsāra — the material world; tariI 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.

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