# Cc. Madhya 7.73 ## 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?"**