Sankhya Karika Verse 42

Sanskrit Verse

पुरुषार्थहेतुकमिदं निमित्तनैमित्तिकप्रसङ्गेन । प्रकृतेर्विभुत्वयोगात् नटवद्व्यवतिष्ठते लिङ्गम् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

puruṣārtha-hetukam idaṃ nimitta naimittika prasaṅgena | prakṛteḥ vibhutva yogat naṭavat vyavatiṣṭhate liṅgam ||

Translation

Impelled by the purpose of Purusa, this Sub tile Body appears in different roles, like a dramatic perform er, by means of association with instrumental causes and their consequences, through the universal supremacy of Prakriti.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika