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Šrū Caitanva —caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 8]
TRANSLATION
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya  was a great devotee of the Lord and a lover of God, and although his mind could not be covered by Kṛṣṇa’s illusory energy, and although he could understand the mind of the Lord, which was very strong and intense. Rāmānanda’s mind became a little agitated.
PURPORT
The perfect devotee always acts according to the desires of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, a materialistic man is carried away by the waves of the material energy. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has said,  māyāra vaśe, yāccha bheṣe. khāccha hābudubu, bhāi.
A person under the grip of the material energy is carried away by the waves of that illusory energy. In other words, a person in the material world is a servant of  māyā . However, a person in the spiritual energy is a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although Rāmānanda Rāya knew that nothing was unknown to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he nonetheless began to speak further on the subject because the Lord desired it.
TEXT 1322
রায় কহে—“আমি—নট, ভুমি—সৃত্রধার । যেই মত নাচাও, তৈছে চাহি নাচিবার ॥ ১৩২ ॥
rāya kahe  —  “āmi  —  naṭa ,  tumi  —  sūtra-dhāra  yei mata nācāo, taiche cāhi nācibāra
SYNONYMS
rāya kahe —Rāmānanda Rāya replied;  āmi —l;  naṭa —dancer;  tumi —You;  sūtra-dhāra —the puller of the strings;  yei —whatever;  mata —way;  nācāo —You make me dance;  taiche —in that way;  cāhi —l want;  nācibāra —to dance.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya said, “I am just a dancing puppet, and You pull the strings. Whichever way You make me dance, I will dance.
TEXT 1333
মোর জিহ্বা—বীণাযন্ত্র, তুমি—বীণা-ধারী । 
    তোমার মনে যেই উঠে, তাহাই উচ্চারি ॥ ১৩৩ ॥