# Cc. Madhya 21.56 ## 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).