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Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 20
sarva-bhūteṣu bhū-pāla tāratamvena vartate
SYNONYMS
tayā —by her;  tiraḥ-hitatvāt —from being freed from the influence;  ca —also;  śaktiḥ —the potency;  kṣetra-jña — kṣetra-jña ;  saṁjñitā —known by the name;  sarva-bhūteṣu —in different types of bodies;  bhū-pāla —O King;  tāratamyena —in different degrees;  vartate —exists.
TRANSLATION
“‘This living entity, covered by the influence of nescience, exists in different forms in the material condition. O King, he is thus proportionately freed from the influence of material energy, to greater or lesser degrees.’
TEXT 116
অপরেয়মিতস্বগ্যাং প্রকৃতিং বিদ্ধি মে পরাম্। 
জীবভৃতাং মহাবাহ্যে যয়েদং ধার্যতে জগৎ ॥ ১১৬ ॥
apareyam itas tv anyāṁ
prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām
jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho
yayedaṁ 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 this inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine, which consists of all living entities who are struggling with material nature and are sustaining the universe.’
PURPORT
This is a verse from  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.5). It is also quoted in the  Ādi-līlā  (Chapter Seven, verse 118).