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BG 5.9

प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन्

pralapan visṛjan gṛhṇann
unmiṣan nimiṣann api
indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu
vartanta iti dhārayan

SYNONYMS

pralapanvisṛjangṛhṇannunmiṣannimiṣannapi: Speaking, discharging, grasping, opening, closing his eyes etc. | indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu: the senses among sense-objects | vartanta: operate | iti: thus | dhārayan: He should always bear in mind |

TRANSLATION

Speaking, discharging, grasping, opening, closing his eyes etc. He should always bear in mind that the senses operate among sense-objects.

PURPORT

Thus he who knows the truth concerning the self should reflect in mind that the ear and the other organs of sensation (Jñanendriyas) as also organs of action (Karmendriyas) and the vital currents (the Pranas) are occupied with their own respective objects. Thus he should know, ‘I do not do anything at all.’ He should reflect, ‘My intrinsic nature is one of knowledge. The sense of agency comes because of the association of the self with the senses and the Pranas which are rooted in Karma. It does not spring from my essential nature.’