Madhya 21.56

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TEXT

ত্রিপাদ্বিভূতের্ধামত্বাৎ ত্রিপাদ্‌ভূতং হি তৎ পদম্‌ ।
বিভূতির্মায়িকী সর্বা প্রোক্তা পাদাত্মিকা যতঃ ॥ ৫৬ ॥

tripad-vibhuter dhamatvat

tripad-bhutam hi tat padam

vibhutir mayiki sarva

prokta padatmika yatah

SYNONYMS

tri-pad-vibhuteh-of the three fourths of the energy; dhamatvat-because of being the abode; tri-pad-bhutam-consisting of three fourths of the energy; hi-certainly; tat padam-that abode; vibhutih-the energy or potency; mayiki-material; sarva-all; prokta-said; pada-atmika-only one fourth; yatah-therefore.

TRANSLATION

" 'Because it consists of three fourths of the Lord's energy, the spiritual world is called tripad-bhuta. Being a manifestation of one fourth of the Lord's energy, the material world is called eka-pada.'

This verse is found in Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.5.286).