Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Prakriti

प्रकृति · prakṛti

nature; the material world, including the mind

Everything that changes: the elements, the body, and also mind, intellect and the sense of 'I'. It is made of the three qualities and does all the acting. Krishna calls it his lower nature, and says it brings forth the world again and again under his supervision. The word also means a person's own inborn nature.

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Bhagavad Gita 7.4 · Bhagavad Gita 9.10 · Bhagavad Gita 13.19 · Bhagavad Gita 3.33