15-7

ममैवाम्शो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः ।
मनः षष्ठानि इन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति ॥ ७ ॥

mamaivAmzo jIvaloke jIvabhUtaH sanAtanaH |
manaH SaSThAni indriyANi prakRtisthAni karSati || 7 ||

जीवलोके [jIvaloke] In this material world, where every Self is bound in the environment, सनातनः [sanAtanaH] the ever-existing जीवभूतः [jIvabhUtaH] Self मम अम्शः एव [mama amzaH eva] is definitely a part of Me. कर्षति [karSati] It pulls together षष्ठानि इन्द्रियाणि [SaSThAni indriyANi] the six sense-organs मनः [manaH] along with the mind प्रकृतिस्थानि [prakRtisthAni] – all of them come from the environment.

In this manner, even though each ever-present Self is always a part of Me, it is enveloped by ignorance. This ignorance is in the form of all the deeds it has committed in the past. It is bound to the environment in various forms: being present in an ordinary human, a powerful one, or any suitable form that’s made from the environment. Inside such a body, it pulls the six sense-organs together - the organs of sight, sound, smell, touch, taste and the mind.

Occasionally, one Self frees itself of ignorance in the manner described before. It then manifests in its true form.

Before this, the Self is bound in a body and has access to an extremely limited amount of knowledge. In this state, it is the owner of the five organs of sense and the mind - inside a body made from the environment, obtained according to past deeds. It attracts various experiences in-line with those deeds.