Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Adi-lila

Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityananda Balarama. Text 142

ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa, āra saba bhṛtya
yāre yaiche nācāya, se taiche kare nṛtya

57 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: BG(2) , CC(1) , KB(1) , LBG(6) , LCC(7) , LSB(25) , SB(9) , TLKS(6)

 ekale - alone; īśvara - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa; āra - others; saba - all; bhṛtya - servants; yāre - unto whom; yaiche - as; nācāya - He causes to dance; se - He; taiche - in that way; kare nṛtya - dances.


Text

Lord Kṛṣṇa alone is the supreme controller, and all others are His servants. They dance as He makes them do so.

Purport