Ādi-līlā, Chapter 7
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cites evidence from the  Gītā ,  Viṣṇu Purāṇa , etc., which are  smṛti-prasthāna . No one can avoid the Personality of Godhead in the statements of  Bhagavad-gītā  and other Vedic literatures such as the  Mahābhārata  and the  Purāṇas . Lord Caitanya therefore quotes a passage from  Bhagavad-gītā  (Bg. 7.5).
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অপরেয়মিতস্বস্ত্যাং প্রকৃতিং বিদ্ধি মে পরাম্। 
    জীবভূতাং মহাবাহো যয়েদং ধার্যতে জগৎ ॥ ১১৮ ॥
apareyam itas tv anyām  
 prakṛtim viddhi me parām  
 jīva-bhūtām mahā-bāho  
 yayedam dhāryate jagat
SYNONYMS
aparā —inferior energy;  iyam —this material world;  itaḥ —beyond this;  tu —but;  anyām —another;  prakṛtim —energy;  viddhi —you must know;  me —of Me;  parām —which is superior energy;  jīva-bhūtām —they are the living entities;  mahā-bāho —O mighty-armed;  yayā —by which;  idam —this material world;  dhāryate —is being conducted;  jagat —the cosmic manifestation.
TRANSLATION
“‘Besides the inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine, which is all living entities who are struggling with material nature and are sustaining the universe.’
PURPORT
In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is explained that the five elements earth, water, fire, air and ether constitute the gross energy of the Absolute Truth and that there are also three subtle energies, namely, the mind, intelligence and false ego, or identification with the phenomenal world. Thus the entire cosmic manifestation is divided into eight energies, all of which are inferior. As explained in  Bhagavad-gītā  ( mama māyā duratyayā ), the inferior energy known as  māyā  is so strong that although the living entity does not belong to this energy, due to the superior strength of the inferior energy the living entity ( jīva-bhūta ) forgets his real position and identifies with it. Kṛṣṇa says distinctly that beyond the material energy there is a superior energy which is known as the  jīva-bhūta  or living entities. When in contact with the material energy, this superior energy conducts all the activities of the entire material phenomenal world.
The supreme cause is Kṛṣṇa ( janmādy asya yataḥ ), who is the origin of all energies, which work variously. The Supreme Personality of Godhead has both inferior and superior energies, and the difference between them is that the superior energy is factual whereas the inferior energy is a reflection of the superior. A reflection of