CC Antya 12.85
Antya-līlā, Chapter 12, Text 85
কাষ্ঠের পুতলী যেন কুহকে নাচায় ।
ঈশ্বর-চরিত্র কিছু বুঝন না যায় ॥ ৮৫ ॥
ঈশ্বর-চরিত্র কিছু বুঝন না যায় ॥ ৮৫ ॥
kāṣṭhera putalī yena kuhake nācāya
īśvara-caritra kichu bujhana nā yāya
īśvara-caritra kichu bujhana nā yāya
Word by word
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?