# Cc. Madhya 7.18 > প্রভু কহে, “আমি — নর্তক, তুমি — সূত্রধার ৷ > তুমি যৈছে নাচাও, তৈছে নর্তন আমার ৷৷ ১৮ ৷৷ ॥১৮॥ ## Text > prabhu kahe, "āmi—nartaka, tumi—sūtra-dhāra > tumi yaiche nācāo, taiche nartana āmāra ## Synonyms *prabhukahe*—the Lord replied; *āmi*—I; *nartaka*—a dancer; *tumi*—You; *sūtra-dhāra*—wire-puller; *tumi*—You; *yaiche*—just as; *nācāo*—make dance; *taiche*—in that way; *nartana*—dancing; *āmāra*—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, I shall dance in that way.**