गोविन्द भाष्य (श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण - अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

"The senses argued among themselves. Each one said: I am the best.' They then approached their father, Lord Brahmā, and asked him, O lord, who among us is the best?' Brahmā replied, He whose departure causes the greatest calamity for the body is the best. "Then the voice departed from the body and stayed away for an entire year. When he returned, he asked: How is it that you were able to live without me?' Although it could not speak, still the body could breathe with the prāṇa, see with the eyes, hear with the ears, and think with the mind. Then the voice again entered the body. "Then the eyes departed from the body and stayed away for an entire year. When they returned, they asked: How is it that you were able to live without me?' Although it could not see, the body could breathe with the prāṇa, speak with the voice, hear with the ears, and think with the mind. Then the voice again entered the body. "Then the ears departed from the body and stayed away for an entire year. When they returned, they asked: How is it that you were able to live without us?' Although it could not hear, still the body could breathe with the prāṇa, see with the eyes, speak with the voice, and think with the mind. Then the ears again entered the body. "Then the mind departed from the body and stayed away for an entire year. When he returned, he asked: `How is it that you were able to live without me?' Although it could not think, still the body could breathe with the prāṇa, see with the eyes, speak with the voice, and hear with the ears. Then the mind again entered the body. "When the prāṇa was about to depart it began to uproot all the senses. It became like a spirited horse uprooting the posts to which it is tethered. Then the other senses appealed to the prāṇa, "Please do not go. Please stay with us. You are the best of all of us." In this way it is seen that the principal prāṇa has an important function to perform in relation to the spirit soul. The soul is the enjoyer and the performer of actions. The soul is like a king, the senses his royal attendants, and the principal prāṇa his prime minister, who helps attain the king's objectives. In this way the prāṇa is the most important of the soul's instruments. However, the prāṇa is still not independent of the soul itself. Adhikaraṇa 8 The Principal Prāṇa Has Five Functions Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa