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manifestation of whai previously existed. It accepts the whole objective universe as real and calls it Prakriti. It is extremely difficult to define exactly the word · Prakriti' Max Muller defines Prakriti as “the undeveloped matter or Urstoff containing in itself the possibilities of all things' Monier Williams calls it "an original prinordial'tattva (that-ness), translating the word "tattva' by 'essence', 'entity' and in some cases even by 'substance.' Colebrooke defines it " as the root or plastic origin of all : the universal material cause, identified by the cosmogony of the Puranas (in several of which Sankhya philosophy is followed) with Maya or illusion, and by inythologists with Brahmi, the power or energy of Brahma. It is eternal matter, indiscreet, undistinguishable, as des. titute of parts, inferrible from its effects : being productive but no production." This original Prakriti is often called Mula-prakriti (root principle). It is also known as Amûlammûlan) (rostles; 100t): Pradhana (chief one); Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
