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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.116
apareyam itas tv anyām
SYNONYMS
aparā — inferior energy; iyam — this material world; itah — beyond this; tu — but; anyām — another; prakritim — 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 one; yayā — by which; idam — this material world; dhāryate — is being conducted; jagat — the cosmic manifestation.
TRANSLATION
"'Besides these inferior energies, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is another, superior energy of Mine, which comprises the living entities who are exploiting the resources of this material, inferior nature.'
PURPORT
This is a verse from the Bhagavad-gītā (7.5). For an explanation, see Ādi-līlā, Chapter Seven, verse 118.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness