यथा दारुमयी योषित् नृत्यते कुहकेच्छया । एवमीश्वरतन्त्रोऽयमीहते सुखदु:खयो: ॥ १२ ॥
yathā dāru-mayī yoṣit nṛtyate kuhakecchayā evam īśvara-tantro ’yam īhate sukha-duḥkhayoḥ
- yathā
- as
- dāru-mayī
- made of wood
- yoṣit
- a woman
- nṛtyate
- dances
- kuhaka
- of the showman
- icchayā
- by the desire
- evam
- in the same way
- īśvara
- of the Supreme Lord
- tantraḥ
- under the control
- ayam
- this world
- īhate
- endeavors
- sukha
- in joy
- duḥkhayoḥ
- and misery
Just as a puppet in the form of a woman dances by the desire of the puppeteer, so this world, controlled by the Supreme Lord, struggles in both happiness and misery.