The birth, growth, and disappearance of the moon can all be directly perceived by the eye. These phenomena, however, belong to the gross form of that luminary. The like are not the attributes of the Soul,
जन्म वृद्धिः क्षयश्चास्य प्रत्यक्षेणोपलभ्यते। सा तु चान्द्रमसी वृत्तिर्न तु तस्य शरीरिणः॥