Madhya-līlāChapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 7.73

vajrād api kathorāni

mridūni kusumād api

lokottarānām cetāmsi

ko nu vijñātum īśvarah

SYNONYMS

vajrāt api — than a thunderbolt; kathorāni — harder; mridūni — softer; kusumāt api — than a flower; loka-uttarānām — persons above the human platform of behavior; cetāmsi — the hearts; kah — who; nu — but; vijñātumto understand; īśvarah — 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?"

<<< >>>

Buy Online Copyright ©r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness