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living entities, who are the superior energy of the Lord. Both the prakrti
and purusa ultimately enter the Supreme Lord, as stated in Bhagavad-
gita (prakrtim yanti mamikam).

Although prakrti and purusa superficially appear to be the causes of
the material manifestation, both are emanations of different energies of
the Supreme Lord. Therefore the Supreme Lord is the cause of prakrti
and purusa. He is the original cause (sarva-kdrana-kdranam). The
Na@radiya Purana says:

avikdro ‘pi paramah
prakrtis tu vikarini
anupravisya govindah
prakrtis cabhidhiyate
Both the prakrti and purusa, which are inferior and superior energies,
are emanations from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As explained
in Bhagavad-gita (gam avisya), the Lord enters the prakrti, and then the
prakrti creates different manifestations. The prakrti is not independent
or beyond His energies. Vasudeva, Lord Sri Krsna, is the original cause
of everything. Therefore the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (10.8):
aham sarvasya prabhavo
mattah sarvam pravartate
iti matva bhajante mam
budha bhdva-samanvitah
“Tam the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything
emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My
devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts.”” In Srimad-
Bhagavatam (2.9.33) the Lord also says, aham evdsam evagre: “‘Only I
existed before the creation.” This is confirmed in the Brahmanda
Purana as follows:
smrtir avyavadhdnena
prakrtitvam iti sthitih
ubhayatmaka-siititvad
vasudevah parah puman
prakrtih purusas ceti
sabdair eko ’bhidhiyate
