Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 9

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 9 (15.9) means: Presiding over hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell, and over the mind, it experiences the objects of the senses.

Sanskrit

श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।

Transliteration

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

Translation

Presiding over hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell, and over the mind, it experiences the objects of the senses.

Hindi

श्रवण, दृष्टि, स्पर्श, स्वाद और गंध पर, तथा मन पर स्थित होकर, यह इंद्रियों के विषयों को भोगती है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 9?

Presiding over hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell, and over the mind, it experiences the objects of the senses.

Which chapter is verse 15.9 from?

It is verse 9 of Chapter 15 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 20 verses in total.

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