Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 8: Talks Between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya. Text 132

rÄya kahe, — "Ämi — naá¹­a, tumi — sÅ«tra-dhÄra
yei mata nÄcÄo, taiche cÄhi nÄcibÄra

 rÄya kahe - RÄmÄnanda RÄya replied; Ämi - I; naá¹­a - dancer; tumi - You; sÅ«tra-dhÄra - the puller of the strings; yei - whatever; mata - way; nÄcÄo - You make me dance; taiche - in that way; cÄhi - I want; nÄcibÄra - to dance.


Text

ÅšrÄ« RÄmÄnanda RÄya said, “I am just a dancing puppet, and You pull the strings. Whichever way You make me dance, I will dance.

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