6.18

yadyapi sankhya mane, ’pradhana’--karana

jada ha-ite kabhu nahe jagat-srjana

SYNONYMS

yadyapi—although; sankhya—Sankhya philosophy; mane—accepts; pradhana—ingredients; karana—cause; jada ha-ite—from matter; kabhu—at any time; nahe—there is not; jagat-srjana—the creation of the material world.

Although the Sankhya philosophy accepts that the material ingredients are the cause, the creation of the world never arises from dead matter.