# Cc. Madhya 10.159 ## Text > 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.**