Text 148] The Siksastaka Prayers | 313

sabara carana-krpa— ‘guru upadhyay’’
mora vani—sisy4a, tare bahuta nacai

SYNONYMS

sabara—of all of them; carana-krpa—the mercy of the lotus feet; guru
upadhyayi—my teacher of Vedic instruction; mora vani—my words; sisya—the
disciples; tare—them; bahuta nadcdi—| made dance in various ways.

TRANSLATION

The mercy of their lotus feet is my spiritual master, and my words are my
disciples that | have made dance in various ways.

PURPORT

Upadhydayi, or upadhyaya, refers to one who teaches when approached
(upetya adhiyate asmat). In the Manu-samhita it is said:

eka-desam tu vedasya
vedangany api va punah

yo ‘dhyapayati vrtty-artham
upadhyayah sa ucyate

“One who teaches others a part of the Vedas or literatures supplementary to the
Vedas may be called upadhydaya.” Upadhyaya also refers to one who teaches art.

TEXT 148

fagta aa cafe’ eo apie atfaeni |
Sr? al aieta, “AI sfrai afer u seu u

sisyara srama dekhi’ guru nacana rakhila
‘krpa’ na nacaya, ‘vani’ vasiya rahila

SYNONYMS
sisyara—of the disciples; srama—the fatigue; dekhi’—seeing; guru—the
spiritual master; ndcana rakhila—stopped causing the dancing; krpd—mercy; na
nacaya—does not make dance; vani—the words; vasiya—sitting down; rahila—
remain silent.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the fatigue of the disciples, the spiritual master has stopped making
them dance, and because that mercy no longer makes them dance, my words
now sit silently.
