Verses on Sāṃkhya 41.1

41.1

nanu pradhānapuruṣayoḥ kiṃ (kartṛtvaṃ) caitanyārthameva saṃyogaḥ, kiṃ vānyārthamapītyāha-
puruṣasya darśanārthaṃ kaivalyārthaṃ tathā pradhānasya /
paṃgvandhavadubhayorapi saṃyogastatkṛtaḥ sargaḥ //

[Objection:] Is the connection between primordial matter and conscious spirit for the purpose of consciousness [or agency] alone, or for another purpose as well? To this, he says:
For conscious spirit to see, and for the isolation of primordial matter,
The connection between both is like that of the lame and the blind; creation is effected by that. // 21