CC Adi 8.79 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 79
- sei likhi, madana-gopāla ye likhāya
- kāṣṭhera puttalī yena kuhake nācāya
SYNONYMS
sei likhi—I write that; madana-gopāla—the Deity Madana-gopāla; ye—whatever; likhāya—dictates to me; kāṣṭhera—wooden; puttalī—a doll; yena—like; kuhake—the enchanter; nācāya—causes to dance.
TRANSLATION
As a wooden doll is made to dance by a magician, I write as Madana-gopāla orders me to do so.
PURPORT
This is the position of a pure devotee. One should not take any responsibility on his own but should be a soul surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who will then give him dictation as the caittya-guru, or the spiritual master within. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased to guide a devotee from within and without. From within He guides him as the Supersoul, and from without He guides him as the spiritual master.