Prakṛti's selfless activity for puruṣa (illustrations)

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ity eṣa prakṛti-kṛto mahad-ādi-viśeṣa-bhūta-pary-antaḥ prati-puruṣa-vimokṣārthaṃ svārtha iva parārtha ārambhaḥ.

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vatsa-vivṛddhi-nimittaṃ kṣīrasya yathā pravṛttir a-jñasya puruṣa-vimokṣa-nimittaṃ tathā pravṛttiḥ pradhānasya.

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autsukya-nivṛtty-arthaṃ yathā kriyāsu pravartate lokaḥ puruṣasya vimokṣārtham pravartate tadvad a-vyaktam.

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raṅgasya darśayitvā nivartate nartakī yathā nṛtyāt puruṣasya tathā ’tmānam prakāśya vinivartate prakṛtiḥ.

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nānā-vidhair upāyair upakāriṇy an-upakāriṇaḥ puṃsaḥ guṇavaty a-guṇasya satas tasyā ’rtham apārthakaṃ carati.

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prakṛteḥ su-kumārataraṃ na kiṃ-cid astī ’ti me matir bhavati yā dṛṣṭā ’smī ’ti punar na darśanam upaiti puruṣasya.