Nothing is inert, inactive,jada. For, we find the word Atma being applied, once in a while, to denote even Pradhana; or Primordial Matter,Maula Prakriti. The Pradhana is the instrument that fulfils the will of the Sovereign Consciousness or the Purusha, the Overself. Being operated by Purusha, who is the Cause, Prakriti or Pradhana too has consciousness ascribed to it. (Sutra Vahini, p. 44)