Consider the following verses regarding the Mula prakruthi
अव्यक्तकर्मजा बुद्धिर अहंकारं परसूयते
आकाशं चाप्य अहंकाराद वायुर आकाशसंभवः
वायॊस तेजस ततश चापस तव अद्भ्यॊ हि वसुधॊद्गता
मूलप्रकृतयॊ ऽसतौ ता जगद एतास्व अवस्थितम
From the Unmanifest flows the Understanding determined by acts. The Understanding produces Consciousness. From Consciousness proceeds Space. From Space proceeds Wind. From the Wind proceeds Heat. From Heat proceeds Water, and from Water is produced the Earth. These eight constitute primordial Prakriti. The universe rests on them.
[25-26, Section 210, Mokshadharma Parva, Santi Parva, The Mahabharata]
These two verses show the sequence of steps of creation till Jagath/universe. The sequence is shown below
Unmanifest karma (1) -> Buddhi (2) -> Ahamkara/conciousness (3) -> Akasa/space (4) -> Vayu/wind (5) -> Agni/Heat (6) -> water (7) -> earth (8)
I want to know about the first one: unmanifested karma i.e, अव्यक्तकर्म.
I think the verses mentioned above are refers to a jiva as subsequent verses are hinting the same
From those Eight have originated the five organs of knowledge, the five organs of action, the five objects of the (first five) organs, and the one, viz., the Mind, forming the sixteenth, which is the result of their modification.
Am I true? If yes, what does the unmanifested karma here refer to? Is the collection of karma from all the past lives that are leading to birth?