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3. SPACE

The space remains undisturbed and disassociated by the clouds that are pushed across it by the wind. Likewise, the Atma, too, remains undisturbed and disassociated with the body. A Yogi, though in a body, remains unperturbed by the functions of his body as he is ever in 'bhrama-bhava' - is fully aware of his true identity and never associates himself with the body. Therefore, he sees no differences and thus remains detached.

4. WATER

A Yogi is pure like the water. Love - incarnate, he is sweet-tongued and the cause of people's prosperity(mangalam). Just as the water purifies everything, the Yogi purifies the world by his very Darshan (presence) , sparsam (touch) and kirtanam.

5. FIRE

The fire is bright, full of light, cannot be touched by anyone and it cannot be corrupted by anything that is devoured by it. Likewise, a yogi, too, is a 'tejaswi' (glows like the Sun), shines by his 'tapas', cannot be touched by anyone and cannot be 'infected' with anything that is consumed.

6. MOON

The moon appears to gradually lose it's form until it totally disappears and once again regains its form gradually. In reality, the moon remains as it is - unaffected, but it appears so to us due to the reflection of the sun's rays on it. Likewise, the atma remains the same, unaffected and the changes are only the reflection of the mind.

7. SUN

The Sun absorbs the water with its rays and later sends forth the accumulated water as the rains. The yogi, too, like the Sun, absorbs the 'gunas' (matters/issues) of his senses and at the proper time leaves them. He does not get attached to them. Just as the ignorant take the 'reflected suns' in the various things like water to be the real one, so, too, do they mistake the 'atma' (which like the sun is reflected) to be the body seen in different forms.

To be continued......