aparā - inferior; iyam - this; itaḥ - from this; tu - but; anyām - another; prakṛtim - nature; viddhi - know; me - My; parām - transcendental; jīva-bhūtām - existing as the living entities; mahā-bāho - O mighty-armed one; yayā - by which; idam - this; dhāryate - is sustained; jagat - material world.

“ ‘Besides these inferior energies, which are material, there is another energy, a spiritual energy, and this is the living being, O mighty-armed one. The entire material world is sustained by the living entities.’