Madhya-līlā

Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Verse 56 of 148
Cc Madhya 21.56

ত্রিপাদ্বিভূতের্ধামত্বাত্ত্রিপাদ্ভূতং হি তত্পদম্ বিভূতির্মাযিকী সর্বা প্রোক্তা পাদাত্মিকা যতঃ

त्रिपाद्विभूतेर्धामत्वात्त्रिपाद्भूतं हि तत्पदम् विभूतिर्मायिकी सर्वा प्रोक्ता पादात्मिका यतः

tripād-vibhūter dhāmatvāt tripād-bhūtaṁ hi tat padam vibhūtir māyikī sarvā proktā pādātmikā yataḥ

Synonyms

tri-pād-vibhūteḥof the three fourths of the energy; dhāmatvātbecause of being the abode; tri-pād-bhūtamconsisting of three fourths of the energy; hicertainly; tat padamthat abode; vibhūtiḥthe energy or potency; māyikīmaterial; sarvāall; proktāsaid; pāda-ātmikāonly one fourth; yataḥtherefore..

Translation

" 'Because it consists of three fourths of the Lord's energy, the spiritual world is called tripād-bhūta. Being a manifestation of one fourth of the Lord's energy, the material world is called eka-pāda.'

Purport

This verse is found in Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.5.286).

Verse 56 of 148
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