Chapter 15: Purushottama-yoga:: Verse 10
उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम् ।
विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुष: ॥
utkrāmantaṃ sthitaṃ vāpi
bhuñjānaṃ vā guṇānvitam
vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti
paśyanti jñāna-cakṣuṣa: – 15.10
The deluded do not perceive the Soul in Its leaving the body or residing in it, or even while experiencing sensory objects, being associated with the guṇas. Those with the eye of wisdom, however, perceive It.
Chapter 15: Purushottama-yoga: - Verse 10
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Krishna points to three occasions, which equally indicate the presence of the sentient Soul in the body: in the formation of the body in the womb and its birth therefrom; in the continued presence in the body thereafter; in the final transition called death when the soul seemingly exits, making the body lifeless. The soul-presence is like the blazing fire in firewood, the flame in a lamp.
Due to sheer delusion, people do not recognise the presence of the Soul in any of the three phases. They believe senses fetch sensations. But the fact is that the inner presence alone animates the senses, taking imprints of objects every time. Until intelligence makes a discreet analysis, this truth will not come to light.
But those given to the path of wisdom recognize the difference between the inert body and the sentient presence in it. The others grievously miss it!
