VerseBhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita 15.9
The soul presides over the five senses and mind and enjoys sense objects through them.
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।
अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते॥
śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇameva ca
adhiṣṭhāya manaścāyaṃ viṣayānupasevate
Translation
Presiding over the ear, eye, skin, tongue and nose, and over the mind as well, this soul enjoys the objects of the senses.
Hindi
कान, आँख, त्वचा, जीभ और नाक, तथा मन पर अधिष्ठित होकर यह जीव विषयों का भोग करता है।
Commentary
The verse names the five senses and the mind as the instruments, and the soul as the one who uses them. The point is that experience needs both the tools and someone who stands behind them. Because that someone is easily forgotten, 15.10 says that the deluded fail to see it at work.