jyotir yathaivodaka-parthivesv adah
samira-veganugatam vibhavyate
evam sva-maya-racitesv asau puman
gunesu raganugato vimuhyati
jyotih-the luminaries in the sky, such as the sun, the moon and the stars; yatha-as; eva-indeed; udaka-in water; parthivesu-or in other liquids, like oil; adah-directly; samira-vega-anugatam-being forced by the movements of the wind; vibhavyate-appear in different shapes; evam-in this way; sva-maya-racitesu-in the situation created by one's mental concoctions; asau-the living entity; puman-person; gunesu-in the material world, manifested by the modes of nature; raga-anugatah-according to his attachment; vimuhyati-becomes bewildered by identification.