 The text discusses existence and consciousness, how the world came into existence and what is the relationship between nature and soul.The numerous Sanskrit commentaries on Samkhya-karika from 1st millennium CE through the 2nd millennium, states Bronkhorst, extensively use the Karika to discuss the question whether or not God is the cause of the world.Vācaspati Mishra’s "Tattvakaumudi" , for example, states that the creation could not have been supervised by God, since God is without activity and has no need for activity.