Like a pearl set on a string, a bull tied by a rope passing through its nose or a tree fallen from the bank into the middle of a river. All creatures follow the ordinances of the Creator for they are identical with Him and live in Him; they are not subject to themselves and cannot pass an hour independently.
मणिः सूत्र इव प्रोतो नस्योत इव गोवृषः। स्रोतसो मध्यमापन्नः कूलाद् वृक्ष इव च्युतः॥ धातुरादेशमन्वेति तन्मयो हि तदर्पणः। आत्माधीनो मनुष्योऽयं कालं भजति कंचन॥