Prakriti is endued with the three qualities. It is also engaged in creation. The true attributes of Kshetrajna (Purusha or the Soul) are different.
प्रकृत्या सर्गधर्मिण्या तथा त्रिगुणधर्मया। विपरीतमतो विद्यात् क्षेत्रज्ञस्य स्वलक्षणम्॥