CC Antya 20.147 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 147
- 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-saṁhitā it is said:
- eka-deśaṁ tu vedasya vedāṅgāny 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.