On account of Ignorance, Individual Soul like the Moon, has to wax and wane thousands and thousands of times. This is truly the nature of Individual Soul when invested with Ignorance. Know that the Moon has in reality full sixteen portions. Only fifteen of these are subject to increase and decrease. The sixteenth remains constant. after the manner of the Moon, Individual Soul too has full appear and disappear. The sixteenth is subject to no change.
चन्द्रमा इव भूतानां पुनस्तत्र सहस्रशः। लीयतेऽप्रतिबुद्धत्वादेवमेष ह्यबुद्धिमान्॥ कला पञ्चदशी योनिस्तद्धाम प्रतिबुध्यते। नित्यमेतद् विजानीहि सोमं वै षोडशी कलाम्॥