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4 August 2026 · Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka 3
तृणादपि सुनीचेन तरोरपि सहिष्णुना । अमानिना मानदेन कीर्तनीयः सदा हरिः ॥
tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā | amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ ||
“With greater humility than grass, with forbearance like a tree, seeking no honour while giving honour to others, Hari is to be praised continually.”
Vedika source-faithful rendering checked against Śrī Caitanya’s Śikṣāṣṭaka 3; not a quoted published translation.
“Śrī Caitanya joins humility, forbearance and respect for others to the ability to remember and praise Hari continually.”
Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka 3
Vedika commentary
The verse turns humility away from performance. Amāninā means not demanding honour for oneself; mānadena means actively giving honour to others. Together they reduce the egoic friction that repeatedly interrupts devotion. Forbearance does not require enabling harm or abandoning boundaries. It means refusing to let every slight become the centre of consciousness, so remembrance of Hari can remain primary.
Vedika distinguishes the original Sanskrit, a literal rendering, and an interpretive paraphrase so that the words of the text are never confused with explanation.
Source
Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka 3
Traditional commentary
Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka 3 and Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava reception; Vedika summary, not a direct quotation.
Explanation
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