CC Antya 20.22 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 22
- uttama hañā āpanāke māne tṛṇādhama
- dui-prakāre sahiṣṇutā kare vṛkṣa-sama
SYNONYMS
uttama hañā—although being very exalted; āpanāke—himself; māne—thinks; tṛṇa-adhama—lower than a blade of the grass on the ground; dui-prakāre—in two ways; sahiṣṇutā—tolerance; kare—performs; vṛkṣa-sama—like the tree.
TRANSLATION
"These are the symptoms of one who chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. Although he is very exalted, he thinks himself lower than the grass on the ground, and like a tree, he tolerates everything in two ways.