# Cc. Ādi 5.60
## Text
> kṛṣṇa-śaktye prakṛti haya gauṇa kāraṇa
> agni-śaktye lauha yaiche karaye jāraṇa
## Synonyms
*kṛṣṇa*-*śaktye*—by the energy of Kṛṣṇa; *prakṛti*—the material nature; *haya*—becomes; *gauṇa*—indirect; *kāraṇa*—cause; *agni*-*śaktye*—by the energy of fire; *lauha*—iron; *yaiche*—just as; *karaye*—becomes; *jāraṇa*—powerful or red-hot.
## Translation
**Thus prakṛti, by the energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa, becomes the secondary cause, just as iron becomes red-hot by the energy of fire.**