Sutra Insights
Purusa
Definition: Pure, unchanging consciousness; the witnessing Self distinct from nature (prakrti).
Insights: Purusa is the eternal, unchanging witness—the true Self—distinct from the ever-changing realm of prakrti (nature). Realizing purusa is essential for liberation, as it reveals the Self beyond all phenomena.
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2.20
draṣṭā dṛśimātraḥ śuddho'pi pratyayānupaśyaḥ
The Seer is consciousness only; though pure, it appears to see through the mind.
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2.21
tadartha eva dṛśyasyātmā
The very being of the Seen exists solely for the sake of the Seer.
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2.22
kṛtārthaṁ prati naṣṭamapyanaṣṭaṁ tadanyasādhāraṇatvāt
Although destroyed for one whose purpose is fulfilled, it remains for others, being common to them.
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2.23
svasvāmiśaktyoḥ svarūpopalabdhihetuḥ saṁyogaḥ
The conjunction of the Seer and the Seen is the cause for realizing the true nature of their respective powers—the power of the owner (Puruṣa) and the power of the owned (Prakṛti).
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