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Purushottama Yoga · The Supreme Person
Bhagavad Gita 15.8-9
Sanskrit
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः । गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥15.8॥श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च । अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते ॥15.9॥
Transliteration
śarīraṃ yadavāpnoti yaccāpyutkrāmatīśvaraḥ | gṛhītvaitāni saṃyāti vāyurgandhānivāśayāt ‖15.8‖ śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇameva ca | adhiṣṭhāya manaścāyaṃ viṣayānupasevate ‖15.9‖
Meaning
“When the lord acquires a body and when he departs from it, he takes these and goes, as the wind takes fragrances from their seats. Presiding over hearing, sight, touch, taste, smell, and the mind, he experiences the objects of the senses.”
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Theme: The Supreme Person
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