# 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.