Ramana Maharshi's disciple says root of Prakruti is Purusha, the Self or the Brahman

All the five elements viz., earth, water, fire, air and Space are the aspects of Prakruti, Maya, Mother Unnamulai. Mind,Intellect and Ego are also her making. She gives all these and plays with the living beings.The root of Prakruti, is the
Purusha, the Self or the Brahman. The Brahman and Maya are concorporate. But the Brahman can live without Maya and not vice versa. All the Maya swarupam contains misery, dhukkam. But this is conferred by her only to enable the living being to attain the Brahman.

Once there was some discussions in the Old Hall.The devotees were debating about He and She (Annamalai and Unnamulai).Some One said that there is no He without She.In fact He (the word) is within She (the word). Ramaswami Pillai said: Yes.No doubt. But He can live without She.She cannot live without He.All word play only.But it contains all meanings.Bhagavan ramana enjoyed the discussion of their devotees and it him cry at the end unable to bear the laugh.

The same will hold good with Destiny and Free Will.They are like Egg and Hen example of Gaudapada. Do not discuss, whether Destiny is first or Free Will is first.Gaudapada and Sankara (later in his commentary of Karika) say: Do not worry about the egg and the hen.Break the egg and throw it on the field.Crush the neck of the hen and throw it on the field.See the field, the Prakruti, Earth. And then see the root of this earth and all the other elements, mind, ego and intellect.Stay with the Self, the Brahman.

Once a devotee came and asked Bhagavan Ramana: "When I meditate, there are mosquitoes biting me. What should I do? Should I kill them or leave them?"

Bhagavan Ramana smiled and asked him: "What do you meditate?"

The devotee said: "I am meditating that I am not the body!"

Bhagavan Ramana said: "Then, it is the same thing that mosquitoes are also telling you. They are biting you to remind you that you are not the body, you are not the body!"

Source: Arunachala's Volume IV Book pg: 240