“Primordial Nature is uncreated
and yet creates.
Awareness is neither.”
– Paul Harvey on Sāṃkhya Kārikā Āryā Three
Link to Series 108 Sāṃkhya Kārikā Study Pointers
“Primordial Nature is uncreated
and yet creates.
Awareness is neither.”
– Paul Harvey on Sāṃkhya Kārikā Āryā Three
Link to Series 108 Sāṃkhya Kārikā Study Pointers
What I would call a simplified representation, yet one which tries to respect the Saṃskṛta.
Also Sāṃkhya is more focused on exploring the individual in relation to cosmology, hence the use of the terms such as Prakṛti and Puruṣa.
Whilst in contrast to the Yoga Sūtra focuses more on exploring the individual in relation to psychology, hence the use of terms such as Citta and Cit.
Both approaches share a common expression of the interwoven duality of Matter and Spirit.
Thats why they are often associated when looking at the Ṣat Darśana as three pairs.
Mūla (root) Prakṛti is the term used in this particular Śloka to describe Primordial Nature.