CHAPTER 3 · VERSE 40
Bhagavad Gita 3.40
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते। एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्॥
The senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be the dwelling places of desire. Through these, it veils wisdom and deludes the embodied soul.
Identifies the strongholds of desire—senses, mind, and intellect—showing where self-mastery must be applied.