Sarvam brahma mayam

 All that is here is brahman

In the beginning there was only brahman

He became many as though, into space, earth, fire, water and air

All these elements and elementals combined to give rise to life forms

He reflected in these life forms and began experiencing the world he has manifest out of himself as though

His reality is pure consciousness. He has not become this jagat, he is only available as though as jagat, but in reality has never become this jagat or undergone any change.

He is none other than I. 

In the begining I alone was,

I became many as though, into space, fire, air , water and earth

All these elements and elementals combined into give rise to life forms

I refelect on these life forms making them appear to be endowed with consciousness, and undertake various activities

As the controller of these elements, elementals and the life forms, I manage this manifestation, as its ruler, controller, and the giver of results of actions, I myself undertake under the influence of ignorance.

I myself am the doer, the receiver and the giver of fruits of action. From the standpoint of the individual, I am ishvara the protector, and form the standpoint of me as ishvara, I am the compassionate ruler and mother and father of all beings, directing them towards self realization.

I am none other than this pure consciousness who appears as all of the above, without having ever become any of the above. Hence I am non dual, I am changeless, I am birthless, formless, limitless, and whole, without any parts thereof.

I am non dual, as there is no other besides me.

Who is there to be other than me, as I alone am all that is here.

I as an individual am grateful to myself as the guru and myself as ishvara, and myself as the knowledge, for having freed myself from my own ignorance, and as though freed me, myself who was is and never will be bound ever, as there is nothing besides me to bind my anyway.

Harih om.

Maya and Atma

 With self ignorance, maya has the self under her spell.

With self knowledge, self ignorance is destroyed, and the self is free from maya. In fact maya depends on the self for its existent.

This same self appears to be a hapless jiva under the spell of maya, whereas, this self is the atma upon which maya depends for its existence.

Atma is neither ignorant, nor knowledgeable, atma just IS or AM.  

This atma keeping maya under his control, is ishvara. This same atma is sakshi chaitanyam. With ignorance, the jiva considers this atma or himself to be a separate jiva, when in fact he is the atma alone.

So this ignorance is attributed to the jiva, but is an upadhi , and the atma is not tainted by this ignorance, though is the ashraya for this ignorance as well. With ishvaras maya shakti, he gives self knowledge , which removes this ignorance, and the jiva discovers his oneness with ishvara. So through the maha vakya, ishvara advertises his oneness with the jiva to the jiva. Ishvara tells jiva, that you are Myself in fact. My self is you indeed. And due to ignorance you are considering yourself to be a separate individual. Thus ishvara becomes the cause for liberation via guru and shastra.