Chapter 16 uses a lot of royal and military imagery to describe the Sadguru. Could you explain these metaphors and what they signify?

Chapter 16 employs rich royal and military metaphors to illustrate the Sadguru's spiritual authority. He is depicted as a 'Universal Monarch' and the 'Guru-King' of the 'Empire of Self-Bliss.' His assembly includes eight ministers, such as Devotion, Pure Knowledge, and Meditation. The text also describes him as a warrior whose 'sharp blade of the sword of Knowledge' causes the 'tree of worldly existence' to tremble in fear. This imagery, as found throughout Chapter 16, conveys the Guru's absolute power over illusion (Maya) and his role in protecting and liberating his devotees from worldly attachments.