kṣetra-kṣetrajñavibhāgayoga - Verse śloka 22
śloka 22
puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅkte prakṛtijānguṇān |
kāraṇaṃ guṇasaṅgo'sya sadasadyonijanmasu ||13-22||
Translation
The Purusha situated in Prakriti experiences the qualities born of Prakriti. Association with these qualities alone is the cause of this Purusha (the jiva) taking birth in auspicious and inauspicious wombs.