Chapter 15 · The Supreme Person

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 15.9

श्रोत्रं चक्षु: स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते

śhrotraṁ chakṣhuḥ sparśhanaṁ cha rasanaṁ ghrāṇam eva cha adhiṣhṭhāya manaśh chāyaṁ viṣhayān upasevate

Recitation · Text 15.9
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Presiding over hearing, sight, touch, taste and smell, and over the mind, he experiences the objects of the senses. The self is described not as trapped in the senses but as seated over them, using them.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The self is seated over the senses and using them, not trapped in them.