CC Madhya 7.73

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 73

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?”