Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 Verse 4
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 7 श्लोक 4

भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च।
अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा।।7.4।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी तेजोमयानंद
।।7.4।। पृथ्वी जल अग्नि वायु और आकाश तथा मन बुद्धि और अहंकार  यह आठ प्रकार से विभक्त हुई मेरी प्रकृति है।।


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

The eight categories of Lord Krishnas include the  five  elements  and  the
mind concluding with the mahat  denoting  intellect  and  ahankara  denoting
false ego.  The ahankara of the living entities is different  from  the  ego
sense of the incarnation  Ksiradaksayi  Vishnu  who  while  meditating  upon
Himself in the casual ocean  merely  thinks  I  Am  and  universal  creation
begins to manifest as unlimited universes from the pores  of  His  spiritual
body.