# Cc. Madhya 21.56 > ত্রিপাদ্বিভূতের্ধামত্বাৎ ত্রিপাদ্‌ভূতং হি তৎ পদম্‌ । > বিভূতির্মায়িকী সর্বা প্রোক্তা পাদাত্মিকা যতঃ ॥৫৬॥ ## Text > tripād-vibhūter dhāmatvāt > tripād-bhūtaṁ hi tat padam > vibhūtir māyikī sarvā > proktā pādātmikā yataḥ ## Synonyms *tri-pād-vibhūteḥ*—of the three fourths of the energy; *dhāmatvāt*—because of being the abode; *tri-pād-bhūtam*—consisting of three fourths of the energy; *hi*—certainly; *tat padam*—that abode; *vibhūtiḥ*—the energy or potency; *māyikī*—material; *sarvā*—all; *proktā*—said; *pāda-ātmikā*—only one fourth; *yataḥ*—therefore. ## 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).