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

Sūtra 25
vyatireko gandhavat tathā hi darśayati
vyatirekaḥ—difference; gandha—fragrance; vat—like; tathā—so; hi—indeed;
darśayati—shows.
As a fragrance is in a different place, so it is also in a different place. This the
scripture shows.
Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
As the fragrance of flowers or other objects may travel to a place far from its
source, so the consciousness that emanates from the soul may travel from the heart
and enter the head, feet, or other parts of the body. The Kauśītaki Upaniṣad (3.6)
explains:
prajñayā śarīraṁ samāruhya
"By consciousness the soul is all-pervading in the material body."
Even though the fragrance may travel very far it is never actually separated
from its source, just as the light of a jewel is also not separated from its source. In
the Smṛti-śāstra it is said:
upalabhyāpsu ced gandhaṁ
kecid brūyur anaipuṇāḥ
pṛthivyām eva tam vidyād
apo vāyuṁ ca saṁśritam
"They who do not understand may sometimes say that fragrance is present in
water. Earth is the natural home of fragrance, although it may sometimes take
shelter of water or air."
In the Praśna Upaniṣad (4.9) it is said: