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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.132
রায় কহে, — “আমি — নট, তুমি — সূত্রধার ।
যেই মত নাচাও, তৈছে চাহি নাচিবার ॥ ১৩২ ॥
rāya kahe, — “āmi — naṭa, tumi — sūtra-dhāra
yei mata nācāo, taiche cāhi nācibāra
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya said, “I am just a dancing puppet, and You pull the strings. Whichever way You make me dance, I will dance.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya describes himself as a dancing puppet.
He sees the Lord as the one who pulls the strings and directs his movements.
He is willing to dance in whichever way the Lord makes him dance.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After hearing Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recite some verses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all kinds of speculation. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to explain the higher platform of devotional service.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Rāmānanda Rāya’s image of a dancing puppet teach me about willingness to serve?
Offer a short prayer expressing your willingness to follow the Lord’s direction.
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