Samkhya Karika 42

पुरुषार्थहेतुकमिदं निमित्तनैमित्तिकप्रसङ्गेन ।
प्रकृतेर्विभुत्वयोगात् नटवद्व्यवतिष्ठते लिङ्गम् ॥ ४२ ॥

puruṣārthahetukamidaṁ nimittanaimittikaprasaṅgena ।
prakṛtervibhutvayogāt naṭavadvyavatiṣṭhate liṅgam ॥ 42 ॥

Puruṣārthahetukam=to serve the purpose of Purusha; idaṁ=this (subtle body); nimitta=instrumental cause; naimittika=effects; prasaṅgena=association with; prakṛteḥ=of Prakriti; vibhutva=all-pervading or all-embracing power; yogāt= through conjunction; naṭavat=like an actor; vyavatiṣṭhate=in different roles; liṅgam=subtle body

This subtle body, to serve the purpose of Purusha, appears in different roles, like a dramatic actor, through association with instrumental causes and their effects, and influenced by the all-pervasive power of Prakriti.