Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 15.9

Sanskrit

श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।

śhrotraṁ chakṣhuḥ sparśhanaṁ cha rasanaṁ ghrāṇam eva cha adhiṣhṭhāya manaśh chāyaṁ viṣhayān upasevate

Meaning

Master your senses before they master you. Leaders who control their perceptions make better decisions than those controlled by impulses and distractions.

Translation

This one enjoys the objects by presiding over the ears, eyes, skin, tongue, nose, and mind.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: