|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 340 – The legend of Lord Krishna -  191

The Cosmic  and Conscious energies are illustrated as Prakrithi and Purusha respectively, Prakrithi/Maya which undergoes constant transformation and ruin and Purusha is eternal.  The expansion of cosmic energy takes place due to the existence of Conscious energy. The human body transforms from the state of infants to various stages of life during the life period, but the supreme soul in the body remains changeless.  The human body/Prakrithi undergoes aging, illnesses, and death, but the supreme soul/Purusha has neither death nor birth.

Udhdhava speaks “ Oh! Vishwesha, Oh! Prabho, kindly narrate the number of philosophies involved in the Prakarithi/cosmic and Purusha/conscious energy, which was described as nine, seven, eleven, twenty-four, etc. in Sankhya Yoga.”

Bhagavan speaks “Oh! Udhdhava, understand the differences of the Prakrithi and Purusha, ultimately you will come to know that both are inseparable.  The Purusha is changeless and eternal; the Prakrithi undergoes transformation and ruin, it has certain limitations too.  The Purusha causes the expansion of Prakrithi, all those functions and transformation takes place at the command of Purusha, therefore the Prakrithi has no existence without Purusha.  Oh! Udhdhava, I am the Purusha resides as soul in you, and controls the functioning of Panchaprana, Karma and Gananindhriyas, Ahamkara, Prana, mind and intellect in you. Oh! Udhdhava, I am Purusha having indescribable nature, like the nature of ‘conscious sleep’ which is beyond description.”

Udhdhava speaks “ Oh! Krishna, Oh! Pundareekaksha, the entire Universe is the mixture of Prakrithi and Purusha how did we differentiate them?”

Bhagavan speaks “Oh! Udhdhava, I will describe how to differentiate Prakrithi and Purusha, the Sthoolaprakrithi is visible /body,  and the Sookshma Prakrithi is invisible/ taste, smell, touch, mind, and Karana Prakrithi/intellect, and thoughts.  Oh! Udhdhava, whoever does contemplate upon me, not realizing the eternal presence of me as a soul in them, and not fixing their mind and intellect upon me, and not willing to adore me as their constant companion, their life become miserable, it would keep them in utter distress and agony.  Oh! Udhdhava, whoever lacks the devotion and faith in me, cannot practice the elevation of their soul, it is a gradual process, can be cultivated with constant practice of meditation and Pranayama, it would purify the intellect. ”