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sabāra caraṇa-kṛpā — 'guru upādhyāyī'

mora vāṇī — śiṣyā, tāre bahuta nācāi

SYNONYMS

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-saḿhitā it is said:

eka-deśaḿ tu vedasya vedāńgāny api vā punaḥ

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.

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