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CC Madhya 7.73

বজ্রাদপি কঠোরাণি মৃদূনি কুসুমাদপি ।
লোকোত্তরাণাং চেতাংসি কো নু বিজ্ঞাতুমীশ্বরঃ ॥ ৭৩ ॥
vajrād api kaṭhorāṇi
mṛdūni kusumād api
lokottarāṇāṁ cetāṁsi
ko nu vijñātum īśvaraḥ

Synonyms

vajrāt apithan a thunderbolt; kaṭhorāṇiharder; mṛdūnisofter; kusumāt apithan a flower; loka-uttarāṇāmpersons above the human platform of behavior; cetāṁsithe hearts; kaḥwho; nubut; vijñātumto understand; īśvaraḥable.

Translation

“The hearts of those above common behavior are sometimes harder than a thunderbolt and sometimes softer than a flower. How can one accommodate such contradictions in great personalities?”