श्रीमद् भगवद्गीता

मूल श्लोकः

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।

गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja

।।15.8।।यत् शरीरम् अवाप्नोति? यस्मात् शरीराद् उत्क्रामति? तत्र अयम् इन्द्रियाणाम् ईश्वरः एतानि इन्द्रियाणि भूतसूक्ष्मैः सह गृहीत्वा संयाति। वायुः गन्धान् इव आशयात् -- यथा वायुः स्रक्चन्दनकस्तूरिकाद्याशयात् तत्स्थानात् सूक्ष्मावयवैः सह गन्धान् गृहीत्वा अन्यत्र संयाति तद्वद् इत्यर्थः।कानि पुनः तानि इन्द्रियाणि इत्याह --

English Translation By Swami Adidevananda

15.8 Whatever body Its lord acires and from whatever body It departs, It goes on Its way, taking these senses as the wind carrying scents from their places.

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

15.8 Whatever body It acires, and from whatever body It departs, the lord of the senses, i.e., the self, goes on Its way taking with It the senses with the subtle elements, just like the wind carrying scents from place to place. Just as the wind takes away scents with subtle parts from flower-garlands, sandal, musk and the rest from their places and moves elsewhere - so does the self. What are these senses? Sri Krsna explains: