7.73
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 “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?”