श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च | अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते
śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇameva ca . adhiṣṭhāya manaścāyaṃ viṣayānupasevate
This one enjoys the objects by presiding over the ear, eyes, skin and tongue as also the nose and the mind.
(यह जीव) श्रोत्र, चक्षु, स्पर्शेन्द्रिय, रसना और घ्राण (नाक) इन इन्द्रियों तथा मन को आश्रय करके अर्थात् इनके द्वारा विषयों का सेवन करता है।।
Here is a description of how the subtle body remaining in the gross body enjoys the objects of the senses.The individual soul uses the mind along with each sense separately and enjoys or experiences the objects of the senses such as sound? touch? colour (form)? taste and smell.It sits on the marvellous car of its mind? passes through the gateway of the ear in the twinkling of an eye and enjoys the various kinds of music of this world. It holds the reins of the nerves of sensation? enters the domain of touch through the portal of the skin and enjoys the diverse kinds of soft objects. It roams about in the hills of beautiful forms and enjoys them through the windows of his eyes. It enters the cave of taste by the avenue of the tongue and enjoyes dainties? palatable dishes and refreshing beverages. It enters the forest of scents through the door of the nose and enjoys them to its hearts content.It makes its abode in the ears? the eyes? the skin? the tongue and the nose? as also in the mind and enjoys the objects of the senses. It gains experiences of the outer world through the mind?,intellect? subconscious mind? egoism? the ten senses and the five vital airs.Ghranameva cha The word cha (and) indicates that we shall have to include the five organs of action? and also the fourfold inner instrument (mind? intellect? subconscious mind and egoism). In the Katha Upanishad it is said आत्मेन्द्रियमनोयुक्तं भोक्तेत्याहुर्मनीषिणः।।The Self? the senses and the mind united? the wise call the enjoyer.
शुद्ध चैतन्य स्वरूप स्वत किसी वस्तु को प्रकाशित नहीं करता है? क्योंकि उसमें विषयों का सर्वथा अभाव रहता है। परन्तु यही चैतन्य बुद्धि में परावर्तित होकर वस्तुओं को प्रकाशित करता है। यही बुद्धि का प्रकाश कहलाता है? जो इन्द्रियों के माध्यम से वस्तुओं को प्रकाशित करता है। मन सभी इन्द्रियों के साथ युक्त होता है? जिसके कारण बाह्य वस्तुओं का सम्पूर्ण ज्ञान संभव होता है। बुद्धि की उपाधि से युक्त चैतन्य ही विषयों का भोक्ता जीव है।यदि यह चैतन्य आत्मा सर्वत्र विद्यमान है और हमारा स्वरूप ही है? जिसके द्वारा हम सम्पूर्ण जगत् का अनुभव कर रहे हैं? तो क्या कारण है कि हम उसे पहचानते नहीं हैं इसका कारण अज्ञान है। भगवान् कहते हैं