tathā pumān sarva-guṇāśrayaḥ paraḥ

tatha puman sarva-gunasrayah parah
yatha-just as; analah-the fire; darusu-in wood; bhinnah-separate; iyate-is perceived; yatha-just as; anilah-the air; deha-gatah-within the body; prthak-separate; sthitah-situated; yatha-just as; nabhah-the sky; sarva-gatam-all-pervading; na-not; sajjate-mix; tatha-similarly; puman-the living entity; sarva-guna-asrayah-although now the shelter of the modes of material nature; parah-transcendental to material contamination.