Verse 73 of 152
Cc Madhya 7.73
বজ্রাদপি কঠোরাণি মৃদূনি কুসুমাদপি লোকোত্তরাণাং চেতাংসি কো নু বিজ্ঞাতুমীশ্বরঃ
वज्रादपि कठोराणि मृदूनि कुसुमादपि लोकोत्तराणां चेतांसि को नु विज्ञातुमीश्वरः
vajrād api kaṭhorāṇi mṛdūni kusumād api lokottarāṇāṁ cetāṁsi ko nu vijñātum īśvaraḥ
Synonyms
vajrāt api—than a thunderbolt; kaṭhorāṇi—harder; mṛdūni—softer; kusumāt api—than a flower; loka-uttarāṇām—persons above the human platform of behavior; cetāṁsi—the hearts; kaḥ—who; nu—but; vijñātum—to understand; īśvaraḥ—able..
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?"
Verse 73 of 152