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  "label":"Text 72",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 7.72",
  "description":"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."

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Cc. Madhya 7.72

Text

mahānubhāvera cittera svabhāva ei haya
puṣpa-sama komala, kaṭhina vajra-maya

Synonyms

mahā-anubhāvera—of a great personality; cittera—of the mind; svabhāva—the nature; ei haya—this is; puṣpa-sama—like a flower; komala—soft; kaṭhina—hard; vajra-maya—like a thunderbolt.

Translation

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-rāma-carita (2.7) explains this behavior. One may also consult Madhya-līlā, Third Chapter, verse 212.