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apareyam itas tv anyāṁ
prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām
jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho
yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat
Synonyms
apara—inferior; iyam—this; itah—from this; tu—but; anyam—another; prakṛtim—nature; viddhi—know; me—My; param—transcendental; jīva-bhutam—existing as the living entities; maha-bāho—O mighty-armed one; yaya—by which; idam—this; dhāryate—is sustained; jagat—material world. ¶
Translation
“ ‘Besides these inferior energies, which are material, there is another energy, a spiritual energy, and this is the living being, O mighty-armed one. The entire material world is sustained by the living entities.' ¶
Purport
Verses 164 and 165 are quotations from the Bhagavad-gītā (7.4-5). ¶