The senses of knowledge, O king, placed in the bodies of embodied creatures, are engaged in their respective functions of perception. They form the instruments of the Soul, for it through them that subtile Being perceives.
इन्द्रियाण्येव बुध्यन्ते स्वदेहे देहिनां नृप। कारणान्यात्मनस्तानि सूक्ष्मः पश्यति तैस्तु सः॥