Prakrti or Prakriti or Prakruti (from Sanskrit प्रकृति, prakṛti) means  nature . It is, according to Hinduism, the basic nature of intelligence by which the Universe exists and functions. It is described in Bhagavad Gita as the primal motive force.rakriti is defined as the ultimate unconscious primal matter or the ultimate cosmic energy, the material cause of the universe. Bansi Pandit :Prakriti is the source of the five great elements earth, water, fire, air, and ether known as Panchamahabhutas.