CC Antya 4.85
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
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.