CC Antya 20.147
Antya-līlā, Chapter 20, Text 147
সবার চরণ-কৃপা — ‘গুরু উপাধ্যায়ী’ ।
মোর বাণী — শিষ্যা, তারে বহুত নাচাই ॥ ১৪৭ ॥
মোর বাণী — শিষ্যা, তারে বহুত নাচাই ॥ ১৪৭ ॥
sabāra caraṇa-kṛpā — ‘guru upādhyāyī’
mora vāṇī — śiṣyā, tāre bahuta nācāi
mora vāṇī — śiṣyā, tāre bahuta nācāi
Word by word
sabāra — of all of them; caraṇa-kṛpā — the mercy of the lotus feet; guru upādhyāyī — my teacher of Vedic instruction; mora vāṇī — my words; śiṣyā — the disciples; tāre — them; bahuta nācāi — I made dance in various ways.
Translation
The mercy of their lotus feet is my spiritual master, and my words are my disciples, whom I have made dance in various ways.
Purport
Upādhyāyī, or upādhyāya, refers to one who teaches when approached (upetya adhīyate asmāt). In the Manu-saṁhitā it is said:
eka-deśaṁ tu vedasya vedāṅgāny api vā punaḥ
yo ’dhyāpayati vṛtty-artham upādhyāyaḥ sa ucyate
yo ’dhyāpayati vṛtty-artham upādhyāyaḥ sa ucyate
“One who teaches others a part of the Vedas or literatures supplementary to the Vedas may be called upādhyāya.” Upādhyāya also refers to one who teaches art.