# Cc. Madhya 7.73 > বজ্রাদপি কঠোরাণি মৃদূনি কুসুমাদপি ৷ > লোকোত্তরাণাং চেতাংসি কো নু বিজ্ঞাতুমীশ্বরঃ ৷৷ ৭৩ ৷৷ ॥৭৩॥ ## Text > vajrād api kaṭhorāṇi > mṛdūni kusumād api > lokottarāṇāṁ cetāṁsi > ko nu vijñātum īśvaraḥ ## Synonyms *vajrāt api*—than a thunderbolt; *kaṭhorāṇi*—harder; *mṛdūni*—softer; *kusumāt api*—than a flower; *loka-uttarāṇām*—persons above the human platform of behavior; *cetāṁsi*—the hearts; *kaḥ*—who; *nu*—but; *vijñātum*—to understand; *īśvaraḥ*—able. ## Translation **"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?"**