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Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 116 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.116

অপরেযমিতস্ত্বন্যম্প্রকৃতিং বিদ্ধি মে পরাম্ জীবভূতাং মহাবাহো যযেদং ধার্যতে জগত্

अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यम्प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम् जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्

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).

Verse 116 of 399