Hermeneutic phenomenology gives priority to the historical symbolization of understanding over the pure interiority of consciousness. One can show how both hermeneutic as well as phenomenological trends are visible in the ancient system of Sāṃkhya. The approach of Sāṃkhya about puruṣa is a unique contribution of the system. It talks about the contentless consciousness. Sāṃkhya supports the realistic philosophy since there is the acceptance of the objective world. One of the important problems that is discussed in Sāṃkhya is the nature of pure consciousness which could be compared with the Husserlian phenomenology. Husserl says that the intentional act not only objectivates but also establishes the identity between two objects, which are transcendental to it. With the Husserlian background, one can see the phenomenology that is visible in Sāṃkhya philosophy. The nature of consciousness in Sāṃkhya is explained in terms of pure passive presence (sākṣītva), incapable of any activity (akartṛbhāva), and the foundation for subjectivity or pure consciousness (draṣṭṛtva) and is different from the tripartite process.