Aparā prakṛti—the inferior material energy of the Lord.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-A-›Apara prakrti-the inferior Apara prakrti-the inferior material energy of the Lord. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/a/apara-prakrti-the-inferior-material-energy-of-the-lord Previous: Apana-vayu-one of the internal bodily airs which is controlled by the astaṅga-yoga system. The apana-vayu travels downwards. Next: Apara-vidya-Vedic knowledge of mind and matter that includes logic, grammar, astrology, medicine, social organization, martial arts, music, dance and so on (as distinct from para-vidya, the science of God). The karma-kanda and jnana-kanda scriptures make up the apara-vidya of the Vedas. See Avidya, Jnana-kanda, Karma-kanda, Para-vidya; material knowledge