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Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse
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বিষ্ণুশক্তিঃ পরা প্রোক্তা ক্ষেত্রজাথ্যা তথাপরা । অবিদ্যা-কর্ম-সংজ্ঞান্যা তৃতীয়া শক্তিরিষ্যুতে ॥ ৩০৮ ॥
viṣṇu-śaktiḥ parā proktā   kṣetrajñākhyā tathā parā   avidyā-karma-saṁjñānyā   tṛtīyā śaktir iṣyate
SYNONYMS
viṣṇu-śaktiḥ —the potency of Lord Viṣṇu;  parā —spiritual;  proktā —it is said;  kṣetra-jña-ākhyā —the potency known as  kṣetrajña ;  tathā —as well as;  parā —spiritual;  avidyā —ignorance;  karma —fruitive activities;  saṁjñā —known as;  anyā —other;  tṛtīyā —third;  śaktiḥ —potency;  iṣyate —known thus.
TRANSLATION
“‘The potency of Lord Viṣṇu is summarized in three categories—namely the spiritual potency, the living entities and ignorance. The spiritual potency is full of knowledge; the living entities, although belonging to the spiritual potency, are subject to bewilderment; and the third energy, which is full of ignorance, is always visible in fruitive activities.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Viṣṇu Purāṇa . For an explanation, see  Ādi-līlā  (7.119).
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“‘ক্ষেত্রজ্ঞ আত্মা পুরুষঃ প্রধানং প্রকৃতিঃ স্ত্রিয়াম্ ॥’ ৩০৯ ॥
“kṣetrajña ātmā puruṣaḥ   pradhānaṁ prakṛtiḥ striyām”
SYNONYMS
kṣetra-jñaḥ —the word  kṣetrajña ;  ātmā —the living entity;  puruṣaḥ —the enjoyer;  pradhānaṁ —the chief;  prakṛtiḥ —the material nature;  striyām —in the feminine gender.
TRANSLATION
“‘The word  kṣetrajña  refers to the living entity, the enjoyer, the chief and material nature.’