Tovú 741
The lord's tour of south India
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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-racita  (2.7) explains this behavior. One may also consult  Madhya-lilā , Third Chapter, verse 212.
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বজ্রাদপি   কঠোরাণি মৃদুনি কুস্তুমাদপি ।।
লোকোভ্ত্রাণাং চেতাংসি কো মু বিজ্ঞাতৃমীখন্নঃ ॥১৩॥
vajrād api kaṭhorāņi 
    mṛdūni kusumād api 
    lokottarāņāṁ cetāṁsi 
    ko nu vijñātum īśvarah
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?”
TEXT 74
নিত্যানন্দপ্রভু ভট্টাচার্যে উঠাইল ।।
তাঁর লোকসঙ্গে তাঁরে ঘরে পাঠাইল ॥ ৭৪ ॥
nityānanda prabhu bhaṭṭācārye uṭhāila tāṅra loka-saṅge tāṅre ghare pāṭhāila
SYNONYMS
nityānanda prabhu —Lord Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu;  bhaṭṭācārye —Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya;  uṭhāila —raised;  tāṅra —His;  loka-saṅge —along with associates;  tāṅre —him (the Bhaṭṭācārya);  ghare —to his home;  pāṭhāila —sent.