CC Adi 17.26

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Ādi-līlā 17.25 - Ādi-līlā 17.27

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 26

tṛṇa haite nīca hañā sadā labe nāma

āpani nirabhimānī, anye dibe māna

SYNONYMS

tṛṇa — grass; haite — than; nīca — lower; hañā — becoming; sadā — always; labe — chant; nāma — the holy name; āpani — personally; nirabhimānī — without honor; anye — unto others; dibe — you should give; māna — all respect.

TRANSLATION

“To chant the holy name always, one should be humbler than the grass in the street and devoid of all desire for personal honor, but one should offer others all respectful obeisances.

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