Madhya-līlā

Chapter 7: The Lord's Tour of South India

Verse 72 of 152
Cc Madhya 7.72

মহানুভাবের চিত্তের স্বভাব এই হয পুষ্পসম কোমল, কঠিন বজ্রময

महानुभावेर चित्तेर स्वभाव एइ हय पुष्पसम कोमल, कठिन वज्रमय

mahānubhāvera cittera svabhāva ei haya puṣpa-sama komala, kaṭhina vajra-maya

Synonyms

mahā-anubhāveraof a great personality; citteraof the mind; svabhāvathe nature; ei hayathis is; puṣpa-samalike a flower; komalasoft; kaṭhinahard; vajra-mayalike a thunderbolt..

Translation

This is the nature of the mind of an uncommon personality. Sometimes it is soft like a flower, but sometimes it is as hard as a thunderbolt.

Purport

The softness of a flower and the hardness of a thunderbolt are reconciled in the behavior of a great personality. The following quotation from Uttara-rāma-carita (2.7) explains this behavior. One may also consult Madhya-līlā, Third Chapter, verse 212.

Verse 72 of 152
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