# Cc. Madhya 8.153 ## Text > viṣṇu-śaktiḥ parā proktā > kṣetrajñākhyā tathā parā > avidyā-karma-saṁjñānyā > tṛtīyā śaktir iṣyate ## Synonyms *viṣṇu*-*śaktiḥ*—the potency of Lord Viṣṇu; *parā*—spiritual; *proktā*—it is said; *kṣetrajña*-*ākhyā*—the potency known as *kṣetra-jña*; *tathā*—as well as; *parā*—spiritual; *avidyā*—ignorance; *karma*—fruitive activities; *saṁjñā*—known as; *anyā*—other; *tṛtīyā*—third; *śaktiḥ*—potency; *iṣyate*—known thus. ## Translation **“ 'The original potency of Lord Viṣṇu is superior, or spiritual. The living entity actually belongs to that superior energy, but there is another energy, called the material energy, and this third energy is full of ignorance.'** ## Purport This is a quotation from the *Viṣṇu Purāṇa* (6.7.61).