274
Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
tṛṇād api sunīcena taror iva sahiṣṇunā amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ
SYNONYMS
tṛṇāt api—than downtrodden grass; sunīcena—being lower; taroḥ—than a tree; iva—like; sahiṣṇunā—with tolerance; amāninā—without being puffed up by false pride; mānadena—giving respect to all; kīrtanīyaḥ—to be chanted; sadā—always; hariḥ—the holy name of the Lord.
TRANSLATION
“One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor yet is always prepared to give all respect to others, can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord.”
PURPORT
The grass is specifically mentioned in this verse because everyone tramples upon it yet the grass never protests. This example indicates that a spiritual master or leader should not be proud of his position; being always humbler than an ordinary common man, he should go on preaching the cult of Caitanya Mahāprabhu by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra .
TEXT 32
উদ্ধববাহু করি’ কর্হো, শুম, সর্বলোক । নাম-সূত্রে গাঁথি’ পর কণ্ঠে এই শ্লোক ॥ ৩২ ॥
ūrdhva-bāhu kari’ kahoṅ, śuna, sarva-loka nāma-sūtre gāṅthi’ para kaṇṭhe ei śloka
SYNONYMS
ūrdhva-bāhu—raising my hands; kari’—doing so; kahoṅ—I declare; śuna—please hear; sarva-loka—all persons; nāma—of the holy name; sūtre—on the thread; gāṅthi’—stringing; para—get it; kaṇṭhe—on the neck; ei—this; śloka—verse.
TRANSLATION
Raising my hands, I declare, “Everyone please hear me! String this verse on the thread of the holy name and wear it on your neck for continuous remembrance.”
PURPORT
When chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra , in the beginning one may commit many offenses, which are called  nāmābhāsa  and  nāma-aparādha . In this stage there is no possibility of achieving perfect love of Kṛṣṇa by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-