CC Madhya 6.165 (1975)
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 165
- apareyam itas tv anyāṁ
- prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām
- jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho
- yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat
SYNONYMS
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.
TRANSLATION
“‘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.’
PURPORT
Verses 164 and 165 are quotations from the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.4-5).