SB 1.6.7
Devanāgarī
सास्वतन्त्रा न कल्पासीद्योगक्षेमं ममेच्छती । ईशस्य हि वशे लोको योषा दारुमयी यथा ॥ ७ ॥
Text
sāsvatantrā na kalpāsīd yoga-kṣemaṁ mamecchatī īśasya hi vaśe loko yoṣā dārumayī yathā
Synonyms
sā—she;asvatantrā—was dependent;na—not;kalpā—able;āsīt—was;yoga-kṣemam—maintenance;mama—my;icchatī—although desirous;īśasya—of providence;hi—for;vaśe—under the control of;lokaḥ—everyone;yoṣā—doll;dāru-mayī—made of wood;yathā—as much as.
Translation
She wanted to look after my maintenance properly, but because she was not independent, she was not able to do anything for me. The world is under the full control of the Supreme Lord; therefore everyone is like a wooden doll in the hands of a puppet master.