CC Madhya 8.132

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Madhya-līlā 8.130-131 - Madhya-līlā 8.133

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 132

rāya kahe,—“āmi—naṭa, tumi—sūtra-dhāra

yei mata nācāo, taiche cāhi nācibāra

SYNONYMS

rāya kahe — Rāmānanda Rāya replied; āmi — I; naṭa — dancer; tumi — You; sūtra-dhāra — the puller of the strings; yei — whatever; mata — way; nācāo — You make me dance; taiche — in that way; cāhi — I want; nācibāra — to dance.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya said, “I am just a dancing puppet, and You pull the strings. Whichever way You make me dance, I will dance.

Madhya-līlā 8.130-131 - Madhya-līlā 8.133