In a dream, the Soul, endued with the five senses, leaves the body and moves over wide areas. Similarly, when death takes place, the Soul passes out of one body for entering another.
स्वप्नयोगे यथैवात्मा पञ्चेन्द्रियसमायुतः। देहमुत्सृज्य वै याति तथैवात्मोपलभ्यते॥