# Energy (energies) * *daivī prakṛti,*, 9.13 * conserved, [[bg/2/28|Bg. 2.28]] * divine, nature as, though inferior, [[bg/7/14|Bg. 7.14]] * for creation, [[bg/9/10|Bg. 9.10]], [[bg/9/11|Bg. 9.11]] (5) * illusory, [[bg/7/14|Bg. 7.14]] * *See also:* Illusion; Māyā * in ignorance mode, 24 * inferior, [[bg/6/29|Bg. 6.29]], [[bg/9/4|Bg. 9.4]], 15.1, [[bg/18/46|Bg. 18.46]] * *See also:* Energy; material * compared with superior energy, 9, 24, [[bg/7/5–6|Bg. 7.5–6]], [[bg/8/20|Bg. 8.20]] * material nature as, [[bg/7/14|Bg. 7.14]], [[bg/9/8|Bg. 9.8]], [[bg/14/27|Bg. 14.27]] * mahat-tattva, [[bg/10/20|Bg. 10.20]] * marginal, living entities as, [[bg/6/2|Bg. 6.2]], [[bg/6/29|Bg. 6.29]], [[bg/8/3|Bg. 8.3]], [[bg/9/13|Bg. 9.13]], [[bg/9/17|Bg. 9.17]], [[bg/13/23|Bg. 13.23]], [[bg/18/78|Bg. 18.78]] (7) * *See also:* Material nature * as Sāṅkhya’s only interest, [[bg/7/4|Bg. 7.4]] * controlled by Kṛṣṇa, [[bg/9/5–10|Bg. 9.5–10]], [[bg/9/11|Bg. 9.11]] (5) * listed, [[bg/7/4|Bg. 7.4]] * senses superior to, [[bg/3/42|Bg. 3.42]] * spirit as cause of, [[bg/7/4|Bg. 7.4]], [[bg/7/6|Bg. 7.6]] * spiritual energy compared with, 24, [[bg/7/4|Bg. 7.4]], [[bg/7/5–6|Bg. 7.5–6]], [[bg/8/20|Bg. 8.20]], [[bg/10/22|Bg. 10.22]] * spiritualized via Kṛṣṇa consciousness, [[bg/4/24|Bg. 4.24]] * of body, [[bg/2/22|Bg. 2.22]] * of Lord, [[bg/10/40|Bg. 10.40]] * *yoga-māyā,*, 10.17 * as eternal, [[bg/7/14|Bg. 7.14]] * as Lord indirectly, [[bg/9/4–10|Bg. 9.4–10]], [[bg/9/18|Bg. 9.18]] * categories of, three, 24, [[bg/4/13|Bg. 4.13]], [[bg/7/4|Bg. 7.4]] * compared to sunshine, [[bg/9/4|Bg. 9.4]] * fire as, [[bg/7/4|Bg. 7.4]], [[bg/9/16|Bg. 9.16]] * for control of material world, [[bg/9/9|Bg. 9.9]], [[bg/9/10|Bg. 9.10]] * for creation, [[bg/9/4–10|Bg. 9.4–10]], [[bg/13/20|Bg. 13.20]] * internal, [[bg/7/24–25|Bg. 7.24–25]], [[bg/15/20|Bg. 15.20]], [[bg/18/46|Bg. 18.46]] * living entities as, [[bg/5/14|Bg. 5.14]], [[bg/7/5|Bg. 7.5]], [[bg/9/17|Bg. 9.17]], [[bg/18/78|Bg. 18.78]] (5) * Lord to explain, [[bg/10/19|Bg. 10.19]] * material nature as, 24, [[bg/9/9|Bg. 9.9]] * modes as, [[bg/7/14|Bg. 7.14]] * spiritual world as, [[bg/8/22|Bg. 8.22]] * sustain everything, [[bg/8/22|Bg. 8.22]], [[bg/9/4–11|Bg. 9.4–11]], [[bg/15/13|Bg. 15.13]] * weather caused by, [[bg/9/19|Bg. 9.19]] * worshiped with Lord, [[bg/18/46|Bg. 18.46]] * of planets, Lord as, [[bg/15/13|Bg. 15.13]] * of soul, [[bg/2/17|Bg. 2.17]], [[bg/2/22|Bg. 2.22]] * compared to sunlight, [[bg/2/18|Bg. 2.18]] * separated, material nature as, 9, [[bg/7/4|Bg. 7.4]] * spiritual, [[bg/9/4|Bg. 9.4]] * as cause of material manifestation, [[bg/7/6|Bg. 7.6]] * as superior, [[bg/9/4|Bg. 9.4]] * compared with material energy, 9, 24, [[bg/7/4|Bg. 7.4]], [[bg/7/5–6|Bg. 7.5–6]], [[bg/8/20|Bg. 8.20]], [[bg/10/22|Bg. 10.22]] * covered, [[bg/4/24|Bg. 4.24]] * devotees protected by, [[bg/9/13|Bg. 9.13]] * living entities as, 24, [[bg/6/29|Bg. 6.29]], [[bg/7/5–6|Bg. 7.5–6]], [[bg/7/14|Bg. 7.14]], [[bg/14/27|Bg. 14.27]], [[bg/18/78|Bg. 18.78]] (7) * meditation on, 24 *See also:* Māyā; Material nature *See:* Energy; material