apareyam itas tv anyÄá¹
praká¹›tiá¹ viddhi me parÄm
jÄ«va-bhÅ«tÄá¹ mahÄ-bÄho
yayedaá¹ dhÄryate jagat

 aparÄ - inferior energy; iyam - this material world; itaḥ - beyond this; tu - but; anyÄm - another; praká¹›tim - energy; viddhi - you must know; me - of Me; parÄm - which is superior energy; jÄ«va-bhÅ«tÄm - they are the living entities; mahÄ-bÄho - O mighty-armed one; yayÄ - by which; idam - this material world; dhÄryate - is being conducted; jagat - the cosmic manifestation.


Text

“ ‘Besides these inferior energies, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is another, superior energy of Mine, which comprises the living entities who are exploiting the resources of this material, inferior nature.’

Purport

This is a verse from the Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (7.5). For an explanation, see Ä€di-lÄ«lÄ, chapter seven, verse 118.