Karya-karana-kartritva hetu prakriti ucyate, purushah sukha-duhkhanam bhoktritva hetur ucyate
Prakriti is said to be the cause of all material causes and effects, while Purusha is said to be the cause of the experience of pleasure and pain. Matter acts; consciousness experiences — this is the fundamental cosmic dynamic.
- •Matter (Prakriti) is the agent of all activity
- •Consciousness (Purusha) is the experiencer of pleasure and pain
- •Suffering arises when consciousness over-identifies with matter