From one lighted lamp thousands of other lamps are capable of being lighted. Similarly, Prakriti produces thousands of existent things. On account of its infinity, primordial matter is never exhausted,
दीपादन्ये यथा दीपाः प्रवर्तन्ते सहस्रशः। प्रकृतिः सूयते तद्वदानन्त्यान् नापचीयते॥