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.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
सास्वतन्त्रा न कल्पाऽऽसीद्योगक्षेमं ममेच्छती । ईशस्य हि वशे लोको योषा दारुमयी यथा
sāsvatantrā na kalpā''sīdyogakṣemaṃ mamecchatī | īśasya hi vaśe loko yoṣā dārumayī yathā
SB 1.6.7