Bhagavad Gita · Purushottama YogaChapter 15, Shloka 9 (15.9)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च
अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते
॥ 15.9 ॥
śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇameva ca
adhiṣṭhāya manaścāyaṃ viṣayānupasevate
Translation
"Ear, eye, skin, tongue and nose — and relying on the mind, this (jiva) enjoys the sense-objects."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. manaś ca ṣaṣṭhaṃ pratyekam indriyeṇa saha — the mind together with each sense; viṣayān śabdādīn upasevate.
Acharya Ramanuja. svasvaviṣayavṛttyanuguṇāni kṛtvā — making each sense suited to its own object; upasevate upabhuṃkte.
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