Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.24.4

tayor ekataro hy arthaḥ

prakṛtiḥ sobhayātmikā

jñānaḿ tv anyatamo bhāvaḥ

puruṣaḥ so 'bhidhīyate

SYNONYMS

tayoḥ — of the two; ekataraḥ — one; hi — indeed; arthaḥ — entity; prakṛtiḥ — nature; sā — she; ubhaya-ātmikā — consisting of both the subtle causes and their manifest products; jñānam — (who possesses) consciousness; tu — and; anyatamaḥ — the other; bhāvaḥ — entity; puruṣaḥ — the living soul; saḥ — he; abhidhīyate — is called.

TRANSLATION

Of these two categories of manifestation, one is material nature, which embodies both the subtle causes and manifests products of matter. The other is the conscious living entity, designated as the enjoyer.

PURPORT

According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, prakṛti here refers to the subtle pradhāna, which later becomes manifest as mahat-tattva.

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