uttama hañā āpanāke māne tṛṇādhama
dui-prakāre sahiṣṇutā kare vṛkṣa-sama
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.