कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते | पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते ||१३-२१||
kāryakāraṇakartṛtve hetuḥ prakṛtirucyate . puruṣaḥ sukhaduḥkhānāṃ bhoktṛtve heturucyate ||13-21||
- kārya
- of effect
- kāraṇa
- and cause
- kartṛtve
- in the matter of creation
- hetuḥ
- the instrument
- prakṛtiḥ
- material nature
- ucyate
- is said to be
- puruṣaḥ
- the living entity
- sukha
- of happiness
- duḥkhānām
- and distress
- bhoktṛtve
- in enjoyment
- hetuḥ
- the instrument
- ucyate
- is said to be
Nature is said to be the cause of all material causes and effects, whereas the living entity is the cause of the various sufferings and enjoyments in this world.