CC Madhya 7.18

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Madhya-līlā 7.17 - Madhya-līlā 7.19

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 18

prabhu kahe, “āmi—nartaka, tumi—sūtra-dhāra

tumi yaiche nācāo, taiche nartana āmāra

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord replied; āmi—I; nartaka—a dancer; tumi—You; sūtra-dhāra—wire-puller; tumi—You; yaiche—just as; nācāo—make dance; taiche—in that way; nartana—dancing; āmāra—My.

TRANSLATION

The Lord replied, “I am simply a dancer, and You are the wire-puller. However You pull the wires to make Me dance, I shall dance in that way.

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