For Eternal Beginners
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्य अधिष्ठानम् उच्यते ।
एतैः विमोहयत्येषः ज्ञानम् आवृत्य देहिनम् ॥ ४० ॥
indriyANi mano buddhirasya adhiSThAnam ucyate |
etaiH vimohayatyeSaH jJAnam AvRtya dehinam || 40 ||
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिः [indriyANi mano buddhiH] The organs of the body, the mind and the intellect उच्यते [ucyate] are said to be अधिष्ठानम् [adhiSThAnam] the standing place अस्य [asya] of this desire. एतैः [etaiH] Through the body, mind and intellect, एषः [eSaH] this desire ज्ञानम् आवृत्य [jJAnam AvRtya] conceals the knowledge of the Self देहिनम् विमोहयति [dehinam vimohayati] and bewilders the owner of the body.
Desire uses the organs of the body, the mind and the intellect to invade the Self and control it. The body, mind and intellect are said to be the abode of desire. They tend to get attached to the material world, building up desire.
In this way, desire hides the Self, conceals its knowledge and confuses a person. Desire makes a person turn away from realizing the Self and turns him towards the sensual world.