Text 28] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1055
is the enjoyer of everything—the prakrti and the purusa. Being influenced
by the three modes of material nature, the living entity tries to dominate
material nature, but actually he is not the purusa (enjoyer) but is prakrti,
as described in Bhagavad-gita:
apareyam itas tv anyam
prakrtim viddhi me param
jiva-bhutam maha-baho
yayedam dharyate jagat
‘‘Besides this inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior
energy of Mine, which are all living entities who are struggling with material
nature and are sustaining the universe.” (Bg. 7.5)

Thus the jiva, or living entity, is actually prakrti, or the marginal energy
of the Supreme Lord. Being associated with material energy, he tries to
lord it over the material nature. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita:

mamaivamso jiva-loke
jiva-bhutah sanatanah
manah sasthanindriyani
_ prakrti-sthani karsati
“The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental
parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six
senses, which include the mind.” (Bg. 15.7)

By endeavoring to dominate material nature, the living entity simply
struggles hard for existence. Indeed, he struggles so hard to enjoy himself
that he cannot even enjoy the material resources. Thus he is sometimes
called prakrti, or jiva, for he is situated in the marginal potency. When the
living entity is covered with the three modes of material nature, he is
called jiva-samjnita. There are two kinds of living entities: one is called
ksara, and the other is aksara. Ksara refers to those who have fallen down
and become conditioned, and aksara refers to those who are not condi-
tioned. The vast majority of living entities live in the spiritual world and
are called aksara. They are in the position of Brahman, pure spiritual
existence. They are different from those who have been conditioned by the
three modes of material nature.

Being above both the ksara and aksara, Lord Krsna is described in
Bhagavad-gita as Purusottama:
