Like a bird tied with a string all creatures depend upon God; they all live in dependence upon God not upon others; nor are they their own masters.
शकुनिस्तन्तुबद्धो वा नियतोऽयमनीश्वरः। ईश्वरस्य वशे तिष्ठेन्नान्येषां नात्मनः प्रभुः॥