CC Antya 4.85

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 85

kāṣṭhera putalī yena kuhake nācāya
āpane nā jāne, putalī kibā nāce gāya!

SYNONYMS

kāṣṭhera putalī—a doll made of wood; yena—as; kuhake nācāya—magician causes to dance; āpane—personally; nā jāne—does not know; putalī—the doll; kibā—how; nāce—dances; gāya—sings.

TRANSLATION

“A wooden doll chants and dances according to the direction of a magician but does not know how he is dancing and singing.