Can you explain the analogies used in Chapter 26, like the rope and the snake, or the city in a mirror?

Chapter 26 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra uses several powerful analogies to explain complex philosophical ideas. The comparison of the universe to a "city reflected in a mirror" or a "dream born of desires" illustrates the concept of Maya—that the physical world appears manifest and real but is ultimately an illusion without independent substance. Another key analogy mentioned in Chapter 26 is that of a "rope is mistaken for a snake, a garland, or a stick." This explains how ignorance of our true Self causes us to misperceive the illusory world (the rope) as something real and threatening (the snake). These metaphors emphasize that the world has no existence outside the Self and dissolves with true knowledge from a Guru.