The Supreme Person · 15.7

Embodied souls: The Supreme Self

ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति॥ १५.७ ॥
mamaivānśho jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ manaḥ-ṣhaṣhṭhānīndriyāṇi prakṛiti-sthāni karṣhati
Translation

It is only a very small part of My Eternal Self, which is the life of the universe, that draws around itself the six senses, with the mind being the last, which have their source in Nature.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 15.7 through stronger key ideas from the verse: embodied souls, bound by material nature, senses. In the context of The Supreme Self, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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