Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
सचेतनं च पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च विचेतनाम् । प्राहुर्बुधा नराध्यक्ष पुंसश्चप्रकृतिः प्रिया
sacetanaṃ ca puruṣaṃ prakṛtiṃ ca vicetanām | prāhurbudhā narādhyakṣa puṃsaścaprakṛtiḥ priyā
बुधजन म्हणतात—पुरुष चेतन आहे आणि प्रकृती अचेतन आहे. हे नरश्रेष्ठा, देहधारी जीवांना प्रकृती प्रिय असते असेही ते सांगतात.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A teacher-sage addresses a royal listener, illustrating the contrast between luminous Puruṣa (witness) and veiled Prakṛti (guṇas), with subtle iconography of light vs. matter.
FAQs
It teaches discrimination between consciousness (Puruṣa) and inert nature (Prakṛti), a foundation for overcoming bondage to delusion.
None in this verse; it is a doctrinal statement.
None; the focus is metaphysical distinction.