Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 13.21
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 13.21 · 13 · Verse 21
Sanskrit Original
।।13.21।।कार्यं शरीरम्।शरीरं कार्यमुच्यते इत्यभिधानम्। कारणानीन्द्रियाणि भोगोऽनुभवः। स हि चिद्रूपत्वादनुभवति। प्रकृतिश्च जडत्वात्परिणामिनी।कार्यकारणकर्त्तृत्वे कारणं प्रकृतिं विदः। भोक्तृत्वे सुखदुःखानां पुरुषं प्रकृतेः परम् [3।26।8] इति भागवते।
The effect is the body. By nomenclature the body is called the effect. The cause is the sense-organs; enjoyment is experience. The experiencer experiences because he is of the nature of citta (consciousness). Prakṛti is inert and therefore undergoes transformation. In the relation of cause and effect the cause is known as prakṛti. With regard to being the enjoyer of pleasure and pain, the puruṣa is superior to prakṛti, as taught in the Bhāgavata.