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krsna-saktye prakrti haya gauna karana

agni-saktye lauha yaiche karaye jarana

SYNONYMS

krsna-saktye—by the energy of Krsna; prakrti—the material nature; haya—becomes; gauna—indirect; karana—cause; agni-saktye—by the energy of fire; lauha—iron; yaiche—just as; karaye—becomes; jarana—powerful or red-hot.

Thus prakrti, by the energy of Lord Krsna, becomes the secondary cause, just as iron becomes red-hot by the energy of fire.