And because the relation between him (the soul) and the organs has existed from eternity.

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17. And because the relation between him (the soul) and the organs has existed from eternity.

The connection between the soul and the organs has been eternal without a beginning; so the Shruti rightly speaks of the organs as the organs of the soul. Accordingly the Gaupavana Shruti says, “Now those that do not become separated: the soul is indeed never separated from the organs, but is separated only from the body. This is the virtue of the organs, viz., that they are not separated (from the intelligent being).” The particle ‘Cha’ (and) shows that two phrases, ‘of the organs’ ‘of their relation’ have to be supplied.

“Now the organs of sense. Pranas indeed are the organs; for Pranas go to it (the object)”; thus the Pautrayana Shruti with a reason states in general that “all the Pranas are organs”; but the Kashayana Shruti says, “Only twelve are the organs, the wise say; Manas and Budhi (mind and thought) are the (eleventh and) twelfth.” (According to the former text there would be thirteen organs as the term Pranas may include the Chief also; and the latter Shruti states the number of organs to be only twelve, hence the question is which of them should be excluded from the universe of organs. To clear this doubt, the Sutrakara says:

18. They (the breaths) other than the Chief are the organs, from the scriptural statement to that effect.

The Chief Prana being excepted, they only (the remaining twelve breaths are the organs; for the Pautrayana Shruti says, “Only twelve are said to be the organs, but the chief Prana is not an organ. For the Chief Prana is the absolute master and guide of the organs that run towards (their) objects.” And in the Brihat Samhita the same is said; “The ear and other senses (five) speech and other organs (five) together with Mind and Thought, all form only twelve organs. They are called Indriya (or senses,) because they pass on to the object; and the all-powerful Prana, standing on from his own place, is guiding all (the senses and organs).

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