The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c24.105

v1.c24.105

"You know very well," said the Father, "that when the bird is inside the cage, the cage does not grow; unlike the body, that having the soul inside, grows up to its perfect height. Moreover you cannot deny that the bird out of the cage can beget another bird, and yet you will never state that the soul separated from the body could have sons. Moreover the soul is not in the body in the same way as the bird is in the cage.