CC 1.6.18

yadyapi sāṅkhya māne, 'pradhāna' — kāraṇa
jaḍa ha-ite kabhu nahe jagat-sṛjana

yadyapi - although; sāṅkhya - Sāṅkhya philosophy; māne - accepts; pradhāna - ingredients; kāraṇa - cause; jaḍa ha-ite - from matter; kabhu - at any time; nahe - there is not; jagat-sṛjana - the creation of the material world.

Text

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

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Adi-lila

Chapter 6: The Glories of Sri Advaita Acarya. Text 18

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