Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 15, Verse 9
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च । अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते
śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇameva ca | adhiṣṭhāya manaścāyaṃ viṣayānupasevate
Translation
The ear, the eye and the touch, the taste and the smell, using these and the manas, he enjoys the sense-objects.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- śrotram
- the ear
- cakṣuḥ
- the eye
- sparśanam
- the organ of touch
- ca
- and
- rasanam
- the organ of taste
- ghrāṇam
- the organ of smell
- eva
- even
- ca
- and
- adhiṣṭhāya
- presiding over
- manaḥ
- the mind
- ca
- and
- ayam
- this
- viṣayān
- objects of the senses
- upasevate
- enjoys
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
Using the manas along with each sense separately, the Dweller in the body enjoys the sense-objects such as sound.