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Chapter 6: Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva

Verse 7 of 38
SB 1.6.7

सास्वतन्त्रा न कल्पासीद्योगक्षेमं ममेच्छती ईशस्य हिवशे लोको योषा दारुमयी यथा

sāsvatantrā na kalpāsīd yoga-kṣemaṁ mamecchatī īśasya hivaśe loko yoṣā dārumayī yathā

Synonyms

sā—she; asvatantrā—was dependent; na—not; kalpā—able; āsīt—was; yoga-kṣemam—maintenance; mama—my; icchatī—although desirous; īśasya—of providence; hivaśe—under the control of; lokaḥ—everyone; yoṣā—doll; dārumayī—made of wood; yathā—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.

Verse 7 of 38