question about siksastakam verse 3

[Govindaram 1]

 

Sri Sri Siksastaka

Eight Instructions

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

 

Verse 3

One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

 

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If you are Humble and Tolerant does that mean you are able to offer respects to others?

 

I cannot understand this verce at all, it baffles me the more times I read it.

 

Any devotees have a purport by His Divine Grace explaining specifically this verse?

[Bhaktavasya 0]

It is not (in my understanding) that 'if one is humble and tolerant, one can offer respects to others' but that in order to chant the holy names constantly, a devotee must practise being humble, tolerant and respectful to others. In other words, taste for chanting the holy names, whether externally in jopa or internally within the mind, will dry up unless we try to cultivate that desired state.