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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 20.147

sabāra caraṇa-kṛpā — ‘guru upādhyāyī’ mora vāṇī — śiṣyā, tāre bahuta nācāi
[sabaara charana-kripaa — ‘guru upaadhyaayee’ mora vaanee — shishyaa, taare bahuta naachaai]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sabāra caraṇa-kṛpā — ‘guru upādhyāyī’ mora vāṇī — śiṣyā, tāre bahuta nācāi
The mercy of their lotus feet is my spiritual master, and my words are my disciples, whom I have made dance in various ways.

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 punaḥyo ’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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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