The learned say that that Nature which is subject to Creation and Destruction, is called Avidya; while Purusha (Soul), who is freed from the attributes of Creation and Destruction and who is above the twenty-four topics or principles, is called Vidya.
अविद्यामाहुरव्यक्तं सर्गप्रलयधर्मि वै। सर्गप्रलयनिर्मुक्तां विद्यां वै पञ्चविंशकः॥