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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 20]
TRANSLATION
“One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor but is always prepared to give all respect to others, can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord.
TEXT 22
উত্তম হঞ্জা আপনাকে মানে তৃণাধম । দুইপ্রকারে সহিষ্ণুতা করে বৃক্ষসম ॥ ২২ ॥
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.
TEXT 23
বৃক্ষ যেন কাটিলেহ কিছু না বোলয় । শুকাঞ্জা মৈলেহ কারে পানী না মাগয় ॥ ২৩ ॥
vṛkṣa yena kāṭileha kichu nā bolaya śukāñā maileha kāre pānī nā māgaya
SYNONYMS
vṛkṣa —a tree;  yena —as;  kāṭileha —when it is cut;  kichu nā bolaya —does not say anything;  śukāñā —drying up;  maileha —if dying;  kāre —anyone;  pānī —water;  nā māgaya —does not ask for.
TRANSLATION
“When a tree is cut down, it does not protest, and even when drying up, it does not ask anyone for water.