Chapter 13 • Verse 20
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि। विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्॥
prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva viddhy anādī ubhāv api vikārāṁśh cha guṇāṁśh chaiva viddhi prakṛiti-sambhavān
Meaning
Know that both Prakriti (Nature) and Purusha (Soul) are beginningless. Know also that modifications and qualities arise from Prakriti.
Both matter (Prakriti) and spirit (Purusha) are beginningless — eternally existing. All modifications (transformations of matter) and qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas) arise from Prakriti, not from the pure soul.
Strength Reflection
"Matter and spirit are both eternal; changes and qualities belong to matter, not my true self."
Devotional Surrender
O Lord, help me understand that all changes belong to nature, while I am eternal spirit.