सखाय इन्द्रियगणा ज्ञानं कर्म च यत्कृतम् । सख्यस्तद्वृत्तय: प्राण: पञ्चवृत्तिर्यथोरग: ॥ ६ ॥
sakhaya indriya-gana jnanam karma ca yat-krtam sakhyas tad-vrttayah pranah panca-vrttir yathoragah
- sakhayah
- the male friends
- indriya-ganah
- the senses
- jnanam
- knowledge
- karma
- activity
- ca
- also
- yat-krtam
- done by the senses
- sakhyah
- female friends
- tat
- of the senses
- vrttayah
- engagements
- pranah
- life air
- panca-vrttih
- having five processes
- yatha
- like
- uragah
- the serpent.
The five working senses and the five senses that acquire knowledge are all male friends of Puranjani. The living entity is assisted by these senses in acquiring knowledge and engaging in activity. The engagements of the senses are known as girl friends, and the serpent, which was described as having five heads, is the life air acting within the five circulatory processes.