Canto 11, Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Verse 4 (SB 11.24.4)
SB 11.24.4 • मूल श्लोक

तयोरेकतरो ह्यर्थः प्रकृतिः सोभयात्मिका । ज्ञानं त्वन्यतमो भावः पुरुषः सोऽभिधीयते ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

tayor ekataro hy arthaḥ prakṛtiḥ sobhayātmikā jñānaṁ tv anyatamo bhāvaḥ puruṣaḥ so ’bhidhīyate

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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 manifest products of matter. The other is the conscious living entity, designated as the enjoyer.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

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