Verse
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुर् इन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः ।मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर् यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥
indriyāṇi parāṇyāhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṃ manaḥmanasastu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratastu saḥ
Supreme, they say, (beyond their objects) are the senses, supreme over the senses the mind, supreme over the mind the intelligent will: that which is supreme over the intelligent will, is he (the Purusha).
Gītā 3·42