7.72
mahanubhavera cittera svabhava ei haya
puspa-sama komala, kathina vajra-maya
SYNONYMS
maha-anubhavera—of a great personality; cittera—of the mind; svabhava—the nature; ei haya—this is; puspa-sama—like a flower; komala—soft; kathina—hard; vajra-maya—like a thunderbolt.
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-rama-carita (2.7) explains this behavior.
One may also consult Madhya-lila, Third Chapter, verse 212.