यथा दारुमयी नारी यथा पत्रमयो मृग: । एवं भूतानि मघवन्नीशतन्त्राणि विद्धि भो: ॥ १० ॥
yatha darumayi nari yatha patramayo mrgah evam bhutani maghavann isa-tantrani viddhi bhoh
- yatha
- just as
- daru-mayi
- made of wood
- nari
- a woman
- yatha
- just as
- patra-mayah
- made of leaves
- mrgah
- an animal
- evam
- thus
- bhutani
- all things
- maghavan
- O King Indra
- isa
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- tantrani
- depending upon
- viddhi
- please know
- bhoh
- O sir.
O King Indra, as a wooden doll that looks like a woman or as an animal made of grass and leaves cannot move or dance independently, but depends fully on the person who handles it, all of us dance according to the desire of the supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead. No one is independent.