Canto 1: CreationChapter 6: Conversation Between Narada and Vyasadeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.6.7

sasvatantra na kalpasid

yoga-ksemam mamecchati

isasya hi vase loko

yosa darumayi yatha

SYNONYMS

sa -- she; asvatantra -- was dependent; na -- not; kalpa -- able; asit -- was; yoga-ksemam -- maintenance; mama -- my; icchati -- although desirous; isasya -- of providence; hi -- for; vase -- under the control of; lokah -- everyone; yosa -- doll; daru-mayi -- made of wood; yatha -- as much as.

TRANSLATION

She wanted to look after my maintenance properly, but because she was not independent, she was not able to do anything for me. The world is under the full control of the Supreme Lord; therefore everyone is like a wooden doll in the hands of a puppet master.

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