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Latest revision as of 05:03, 4 June 2026



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 112

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; kṣetra-jña-ākhyā — the potency known as kṣetrajña; tathā — as well as; parā — spiritual; avidyā — ignorance; karma — fruitive activities; saṁjñā — known as; anyā — other; tṛtīyā — third; śaktiḥ — potency; iṣyate — known thus.


TRANSLATION

“‘Originally, Kṛṣṇa’s energy is spiritual, and the energy known as the living entity is also spiritual. However, there is another energy, called illusion, which consists of fruitive activity. That is the Lord’s third potency.’


PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (6.7.61). For a further explanation of this verse, refer to Adi-līlā, Chapter Seven, verse 119.