Shloka 25
Vyaktāvyakta-Viveka and Nivṛtti as Paramā Gati
Manifest–Unmanifest Discrimination and the Supreme Path of Withdrawal
पुरुषाधिछितान् भावान् प्रकृति: सूयते यदा । हेतुयुक्तमत: पूर्व जगत् सम्परिवर्तते,पुरुषद्वारा संकल्पमें लाये गये विविध पदार्थोकी रचना प्रकृति ही करती है। इस प्रकृतिसे सर्वप्रथम कारणसहित जगत् उत्पन्न होता है
puruṣādhiṣṭhitān bhāvān prakṛtiḥ sūyate yadā | hetuyuktam ataḥ pūrvaṁ jagat samparivartate ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Apabila Prakṛti (Alam Semula Jadi) melahirkan pelbagai keadaan dan bentuk yang dipimpin oleh Puruṣa (Sang Diri), maka Prakṛti jugalah yang membentuk aneka benda yang terlintas melalui perantaraan Puruṣa itu. Daripada Prakṛti inilah, mula-mula terbit dunia beserta tertib sebab-musababnya; sesudah itu alam semesta bergerak dalam putaran perubahan yang berulang.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a Sāṅkhya-style account: the conscious principle (puruṣa) provides superintendence/intent, while prakṛti is the productive power that actually manifests the world. The universe arises with an intelligible causal structure (hetuyukta) and then continues through cyclical transformations.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhīṣma explains to Yudhiṣṭhira the metaphysical basis of creation—how prakṛti, under the presiding presence of puruṣa, produces the manifold world and how that world proceeds through ongoing cycles of change.