Sankhya Karika Verse 60

Sanskrit Verse

नानाविधैरुपायैरुपकारिण्यनुपकारिणः पुंसः । गुणवत्यगुणस्य सतस्तस्यार्थमपार्थकं चरति ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

nanavidhaiḥ upāyaiḥ upakāriṇi anupakāriṇaḥ puṃsaḥ | guṇavati aguṇasya sataḥ tasya artham apārthakaṃ carati ||

Translation

By manifold means does benevolent Prakriti, possessed of the Gunas, pursue, in a manner in which she has no interest of her own, the object of Purusa who makes no return, being devoid as he is of the Gunas.

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Reference: Sankhya Karika