Madhya 20.112

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বিষ্ণুশক্তিঃ পরা প্রোক্তা ক্ষেত্রজ্ঞাখ্যা তথাপরা ।
অবিদ্যা-কর্মসংজ্ঞান্যা তৃতীয়া শক্তিরিষ্যতে ॥ ১১২ ॥
visnu-saktih para prokta
ksetrajnakhya tatha para
avidya-karma-samjnanya
trtiya saktir isyate
SYNONYMS
visnu-saktih-the potency of Lord Visnu; para-spiritual; prokta-it is said; ksetra-jna-akhya-the potency known as ksetrajna; tatha-as well as; para-spiritual; avidya-ignorance; karma-fruitive activities; samjna-known as; anya-other; trtiya-third; saktih-potency; isyate-known thus.
TRANSLATION
" 'Originally, Krsna'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.' [Visnu Purana 6.7.61]
PURPORT
For a further explanation of this verse, refer to the Adi-lila, Chapter Seven, verse 119.
[Madhya 6.154, 8.153, 24.308]

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