Pada 2, Sutra 23 Sanskrit Verse Sva-svaami-shaktyoh svaroopopalabdhi-hetuh sanyogah Translation The correlation between the Seer and the seen is the cause for the apprehension of the essence and power of them both. Interpretation The Seer or Purusha is the Witness of the unfoldment of the seen or Nature/Prakriti. Nature allows us to make the distinction, by its variegation of activities, between the one that observes and what is being observed including our thoughts, emotio

Pada 2, Sutra 22 Sanskrit Verse Krtaarham prati nastam apyanastam tad anya-saadhaaranatvaat Translation Even though the seen has ceased to exist for the Seer who has reached the goal of liberation, it remains real to all other beings due to being a common experience to others. Interpretation The seen, Nature, the Universe is real. It is just impermanent in that all objects change state in the dimension of space and time. In comparison the Self Within as Pure Consciousness

Pada 2, Sutra 21 Sanskrit Verse Tad-artha eva drshyasyaatmaa Translation The existence of the seen is only for the purpose of the Seer. Interpretation The Seer is the only constant and the seen, the manifested Universe, Nature is there both as the transcendental medium for the self to realize the Self Within distinguishing between the Perennial and the ephemeral, and as the ever changing landscape and medium for change purely for the enjoyment of the Self as the Witnessing C