Home › Chapter 15: Purushottama Yoga › Verse 9

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 9

The Supreme Person

श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 15.9 mean?

Presiding over the ear, the eye, the sense of touch, the tongue, and the nose, as well as the mind, this living soul savors the sense objects.

Word-by-word meaning

śhrotram—ears · chakṣhuḥ—eyes · sparśhanam—the sense of touch · cha—and · rasanam—tongue · ghrāṇam—nose · eva—also · cha—and · adhiṣhṭhāya—grouped around · manaḥ—mind · cha—also · ayam—they · viṣhayān—sense objects · upasevate—savors

pleasuremind

Tell Krishna how this verse meets your life
← Verse 15.8Verse 15.10 →