What are the analogies of the parrot and the pig used for in Chapter 23, and what do they signify?

In Chapter 23, powerful analogies are used to describe the condition of a soul attached to worldly existence. The pig, which considers a small, foul-smelling pool of water to be supreme happiness, represents how a being can become content with base and limited sensory pleasures. The analogy of the parrot in a cage is even more detailed, representing the soul (Jiva) trapped within the body. As Chapter 23 describes, the parrot becomes so attached to its cage and the pomegranate seeds it is fed that it considers this dependence to be happiness, forgetting the wonder of freedom. This symbolizes the sensual soul (Kamuk) attached to the body and its pleasures, who can only be liberated when a true Master, or Guru, comes to apply the 'ointment' of spiritual knowledge to its eyes and reveal its true state.