Text 74] The Lord’s Tour of South India 37
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-raéma-racita
(2.7) explains this behavior. One may also consult Madhya-lila, Third Chapter,
verse 212.
TEXT 73
amet scataife agi SQATALA |
caeaTeattts cowie hh cri R fawreayas 9sH
vajrad api kathorani
mrdgni kusumad api
lokottaranam cetamsi
ko nu vijfiatum isvarah
SYNONYMS
vajrat api—than a thunderbolt; kathorani—harder; mrdini—softer; kusumat
api—than a flower; loka-uttaranam—persons above the human platform of
behavior; cetarnsi—the hearts; kah—who; nu—but; vijfiatum—to understand;
isvarah —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
farspinn ay SHEICA VSieer |
Sia USAC SCA BWA USS H 98 1
nitydnanda prabhu bhattacarye uthaila
tanra loka-sange tanre ghare pathdila
SYNONYMS
nityananda prabhu—tord $ri Nityananda Prabhu; bhattacérye —Sarvabhauma
Bhattacarya; uthdila—raised; tanra—His; loka-sahge—along with associates;
tanre—him (the Bhattacarya); ghare—to his home; pathdila—sent.
