A fraction of Myself indeed, in the world of living beings, having become an eternal living soul (jīvabhūta), Draws to itself the senses, with the mind as the sixth, which are situated in nature (prakṛti).
A fragment of me in the living world is the timeless essence of life; it draws out the senses and the mind inherent in nature.
(7) In the world of living things a minute part of Me, eternal [still], becomes a living [self], drawing to itself the five senses and the mind which have their roots in Nature.
15.7 It is verily a part of Mine which, becoming the eternal individual soul in the region of living beings, draws (to itself) the organs which have the mind as their sixth, and which abide in Nature.
15.7 An everlasting part of Myself, having become the bound self in the world of life, attracts the senses, of which the mind is the sixth, and which abide in Prakṛti.
15.7 An eternal portion of Myself having become a living soul in the world of life, draws to (itself) the (five) senses with the mind for the sixth, abiding in Nature.