# Cc. Madhya 7.72 > মহানুভাবের চিত্তের স্বভাব এই হয় ৷ > পুষ্প-সম কোমল, কঠিন বজ্রময় ৷৷ ৭২ ৷৷ ॥৭২॥ ## 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.