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CC Madhya 20.116 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 116

apareyam itas tv anyam
prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām
jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho
yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat


SYNONYMS

aparā—inferior energy; iyam—this material world; itaḥ—beyond this; tu—but; anyām—another; prakṛtim—energy; viddhi—you must know; me—of Me; parām—which is superior energy; jīva-bhūtām—they are the living entities; mahā-bāho—O mighty-armed; yayā—by which; idam—this material world; dhāryate—is being conducted; jagat—the cosmic manifestation.


TRANSLATION

" 'Besides this inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine, which consists of all living entities who are struggling with material nature and are sustaining the universe.'


PURPORT

This is a verse from Bhagavad-gītā (7.5). It is also quoted in the Ādi-līlā (Chapter Seven, verse 118).