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CC Madhya 10.159

ভাল কহেন, — চর্মাম্বর দম্ভ লাগি’ পরি ।
চর্মাম্বর-পরিধানে সংসার না তরি ॥ ১৫৯ ॥
bhāla kahena, — carmāmbara dambha lāgi’ pari
carmāmbara-paridhāne saṁsāra nā tari

Synonyms

bhālawell; kahenaHe said; carma-ambarathe garment of deerskin; dambhaprestige; lāgi’for the matter of; pariI put on; carma-ambara-paridhāneby putting on a garment of skin; saṁsārathe 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.