Uttarajjhayana 29.65

29.65

soiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
soiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ maṇunnāmanunnesu saddesu rāgadosaniggahaṃ jaṇayai, tappaccaiyaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through restraint of the ear sense organ?”
“Through restraint of the ear sense organ it produces restraint of attachment and aversion regarding agreeable and disagreeable sounds, binds no karma caused by that, and wears away what was previously bound.”