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isvarera saktye srsti karaye prakrti
lauha yena agni-saktye paya daha-sakti
SYNONYMS
isvarera saktye—by the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; srsti—creation; kara ye—does; prakrti—material energy; lauha—iron; yena—as; agni-saktye—by the power of fire; paya—gets; daha-sakti—the power to burn "Dull matter alone cannot create anything.
The material energy produces the creation by the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Iron itself has no power to burn, but when iron is placed in fire, it is empowered to burn.