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
Praia aa cafe’ em alote atfeeni |
‘Sr? A Awa, “AY afrai afer v sev 4
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.
