not enjoyer

Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita, bhūmir apo 'nalo vayuḥ kham mano buddhir eva ca, bhinna me prakrtir astadha [Bg 7.4]: "These eight elements, they are also My prakrti, but bhinna, separated, separated prakrti." Prakrti means subordinate to the purusa. As soon as the prakrti... Generally, we understand that the husband and wife, wife is called prakrti, and the husband is called purusa. So purusa means enjoyer, and prakrti means enjoyed. So similarly, when Krsna says, bhinna me prakrtir astadha, that all these elements, gross and subtle-earth, water, air, fire, and these are gross elements, and the mind, intelligence and ego, subtle elements... Then Krsna says, apareyam: "These elements are inferior prakrti." Apareyam itas tu viddhi me prakrtim param. There is another prakrti. What is that? Jiva-bhūtam maha-baho yayedam dharyate jagat [Bg 7.5]. Jiva-bhūta, the living entity.    (More...)

Here we have taken the post, position, of purusa falsely. We are trying to exploit the material nature for a few days, and in due course of time we will be asked by prakrti, the natural laws, "Now, sir, you have enjoyed me so much. Now you get out." Then how we are purusa? Purusa means enjoyer. If the purusa becomes under the ruling of prakrti, then how he is purusa? He is not purusa.    (More...)