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Srimad Bhagavatam 1.6.7

1.6.7

सास्वतन्त्रा न कल्पासीद्योगक्षेमं ममेच्छती । ईशस्य हि वशे लोको योषा दारुमयी यथा ॥ ७ ॥

sasvatantra na kalpasid yoga-ksemam mamecchati isasya hi vase loko yosa darumayi yatha

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.

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.