Bhagavatapurana 11.28.5

11.28.5

chāyā-pratyāhvayābhāsā hy asanto 'py artha-kāriṇaḥ /
evaṃ dehādayo bhāvā yacchanty ā-mṛtyuto bhayam //

5. V. A shadow, an echo or a dream vision, having no real existence, becomes the cause of fear (when taken for a demon, the voice of a wild beast), or a fact of the wakeful state; similarly..... till the dissolution of the creation of Prakriti.

D. Shadows, mists and lenses, really powerless as they are, are seen to produce some effect; similarly the body and other environments do produce some effect, hope or fear, to the wicked Jivas till they go into the dark hell.