Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 15, Verse 9

Presiding over the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, as also the mind, He experiences objects.

The senses are named here as real, specific tools the soul actually uses, not separate from it.

Listing ears, eyes, skin, tongue, and nose individually shows exactly how the soul engages with the world through the body. Real mechanism replaces vague description.