# Cc. Madhya 20.116 > অপরেয়মিতস্ত্বন্যাং প্রকৃতিং বিদ্ধি মে পরাম্ । > জীবভূতাং মহাবাহো যয়েদং ধার্যতে জগৎ ॥১১৬॥ ## Text > 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* [[bg/7/5|(Bg. 7.5)]]. It is also quoted in the *Ādi-līlā* (Chapter Seven, verse 118).