yatha -- as; bhramarika -- because of whirling around; drishtya -- in one's vision; bhramyati -- whirling; iva -- as if; mahi -- the ground; iyate -- appears; citte -- the mind; kartari -- being the doer; tatra -- there; atma -- the self; karta -- the doer; iva -- as if; aham-dhiya -- because of false ego; smritah -- is thought.

Just as a person who is whirling around perceives the ground to be turning, one who is affected by false ego thinks himself the doer, when actually only his mind is acting.