Chapter 12
यथा दारुमयी नारी यथा पत्रमयो मृग: । एवं भूतानि मघवन्नीशतन्त्राणि विद्धि भो: ॥ १० ॥
Transliteration
yathā dārumayī nārī yathā patramayo mṛgaḥ evaṁ bhūtāni maghavann īśa-tantrāṇi viddhi bhoḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
yathā — just as; dāru-mayī — made of wood; nārī — a woman; yathā — just as; patra-mayaḥ — made of leaves; mṛgaḥ — an animal; evam — thus; bhūtāni — all things; maghavan — O King Indra; īśa — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tantrāṇi — depending upon; viddhi — please know; bhoḥ — O sir.
Translation
“O King Indra, as a wooden doll that looks like a woman or as an animal made of grass and leaves cannot move or dance independently, but depends fully on the person who handles it, all of us dance according to the desire of the supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead. No one is independent.”