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.

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.