Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yogah - In the production of effects and causes, nature is said to be the cause; in the experience of pleasure and pain, the soul is said to be the cause.
कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतु: प्रकृतिरुच्यते |
पुरुष: सुखदु:खानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते ||20||

In the production of effects and causes, nature is said to be the cause; in the experience of pleasure and pain, the soul is said to be the cause.

  • Karya: Actions or effects.
  • Karana: Cause or instrument.
  • Purusha: The soul or the enjoyer.

The dual causality of nature and the soul highlights their distinct but interdependent roles. Krishna clarifies that while nature is the doer, the soul experiences the outcomes, maintaining its neutrality.

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