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.

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