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  "name":"Cc. Antya 12.85",
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  "label":"Text 85",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 12.85",
  "description":"As a wooden doll dances to the will of a puppeteer, everything is accomplished by the will of the Lord. Who can understand the characteristics of the Supreme Personality of Godhead?"

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Cc. Antya 12.85

Text

kāṣṭhera putalī yena kuhake nācāya
īśvara-caritra kichu bujhana nā yāya

Synonyms

kāṣṭhera—made of wood; putalī—doll; yena—as; kuhake—a magician; nācāya—causes to dance; īśvara-caritra—the characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kichu bujhana nā yāya—no one can understand.

Translation

As a wooden doll dances to the will of a puppeteer, everything is accomplished by the will of the Lord. Who can understand the characteristics of the Supreme Personality of Godhead?