Verse 15.8

Verse 15.8: “Whenever the Master (of these six) attains to a (new) body, or departs (from an old one), he moves in company, taking them along, like unto the Wind (that takes along) the odours from their source. (361)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

Yet when the (individual) soul enters (and dwells) into a particular body then only, he begins to feel that he is the doer as also the enjoyer. It is only, O Dhananjaya, when one dwells in a place that is replete with royal splendour (lit. fit and worthy to be the abode of a king) that he becomes known as a rich one enjoying himself. In that way, it is only when he (the soul) dwells in the body that the notion, “I am the doer” gets strengthened; while the senses and their objects begin to run riot. Or when he (the soul) departs from that body, he takes along with him, the train (retinue) of the senses.

A travelling uninvited guest (atithi), if dishonoured, (denied reception) takes along with him the host’s merit (puṇya): or the connecting thread of the dancing doll stops all the doll’s movements (when snapped or disconnected): or the Sun takes with him the vision of the world; or the blowing wind carries with it the fragrance of flowers. In all these ways, Oh Dhananjaya, the soul, when departing from the body carries along with him, the five senses and the mind as the sixth.