প্রভু কহে, "আমি - নর্তক, তুমি - সূত্রধার ।
তুমি যৈছে নাচাও, তৈছে নর্তন আমার ॥ ১৮ ॥
prabhu kahe, "ami-nartaka, tumi-sutra-dhara
tumi yaiche nacao, taiche nartana amara
prabhu kahe-the Lord replied; ami-I; nartaka-a dancer; tumi-You; sutra-dhara-wire-puller; tumi-You; yaiche-just as; nacao-make dance; taiche-in that way; nartana-dancing; amara-My.
The Lord replied: "I am simply a dancer, and You are the wire-puller. However You pull the wires to make Me dance, I shall dance in that way.