Antya-līlāChapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 4.85

kāṣṭhera putalī yena kuhake nācāya

āpane nā jāne, putalī kibā nāce gāya!

SYNONYMS

kāṣṭhera putalīa doll made of wood; yenaas; kuhake nācāya — magician causes to dance; āpane — personally; 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.

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