यो यो दृग्गोचरोऽर्थो भवति स स तदा तद्गतात्मस्वरूपा -विज्ञानोत्पद्यमानः स्फुरति ननु यथा शुक्तिकाज्ञानहेतुः ।रौप्याभासो मृषैव स्फुरति च किरणाज्ञानतोऽम्भो भुजङ्गोरज्ज्वज्ञानान्निमेषं सुखभयकृदतो दृष्टिसृष्टं किलेदम् ॥ ८१ ॥
In plain words
An object appears as what it is seen to be when its indwelling Ātma-svarūpa—its true nature—is not known. So Ajñāna makes silver shine in a shell, water glimmer in sunrays and a snake rise on a rope, bringing instant delight or fear. The displayed universe is therefore Dṛṣṭi-sṛṣṭi: a world created in the act of seeing.
Close to the Sanskrit
Every object that enters the range of sight appears through Ajñāna—not knowing the Ātma-svarūpa abiding in it. Thus the false appearance of silver shines from ignorance of the shell, mirage-water from ignorance of the rays, and a snake from ignorance of the rope, producing pleasure or fear in a moment. Therefore this world is indeed Dṛṣṭi-sṛṣṭi, a creation of perception.