Verse
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुर् इन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः ।मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर् यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥
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