Text 20] The Lord’s Tour of South India 9

prabhu kahe, “ami——nartaka, tumi——sttra-dhara
tumi yaiche ndacdo, taiche nartana amara

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord replied; 4mi—l; nartaka—a dancer; tumi—You; sdtra-
dhara—wire-puller; tumi—You; yaiche—just as; ndcao—make dance; taiche—in
that way; nartana—dancing; amara—My.

TRANSLATION

The Lord replied: ‘‘I am simply a dancer, and You are the wire-puller.
However You pull the wires to make Me dance, | shall dance in that way.

TEXT 19

WANA Shara Shy ofreate Jutaa |
BH SIT Ma] Bice BEIS-SaA | 0

sannydsa kariya ami calilan vrndavana
tumi ama lafid dile advaita-bhavana

SYNONYMS

sannyasa kariya—after accepting the renounced order; ami—t!; calilan—went;
vrndavana—toward Vrndavana; tumi—You; dma—Me; lafd—taking; dile—
went; advaita-bhavana—to the house of Advaita Prabhu.

TRANSLATION

“After accepting the sannyasa order, | decided to go to Vrndavana, but You
took Me instead to the house of Advaita Prabhu.

TEXT 20
arto SACS vice Sif cata He |
CSIM-AAtAa TNP-cACS SUM A FIG-SGA ti Re 1

nilacala asite pathe bhangila mora danda
tomd-sabara gadha-snehe amara karya-bhanga

SYNONYMS

nilacala—to Jagannatha Puri; dsite—going there; pathe—on the road;
bhangila—You broke; mora—My; danda—sannydsa staff; toma-sabara—of all of
