Madhya 7.73

TEXT 73

TEXT

বজ্রাদপি কঠোরাণি মৃদূনি কুসুমাদপি ।
লোকোত্তরাণাং চেতাংসি কো নু বিজ্ঞাতুমীশ্বরঃ ॥ ৭৩ ॥

vajrad api kathorani

mrduni kusumad api

lokottaranam cetamsi

ko nu vijnatum isvarah

SYNONYMS

vajrat api-than a thunderbolt; kathorani-harder; mrduni-softer; kusumat api-than a flower; loka-uttaranam-persons above the human platform of behavior; cetamsi-the hearts; kah-who; nu-but; vijnatum-to understand; isvarah-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?"

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