How does the text use illusions like the fire-circle and the rope-snake to explain the nature of Maya?

In Chapter 50, several analogies are used to clarify how Maya, or ignorance, functions. The text explains that just as a rope can be mistaken for a snake or a shell for silver, Maya causes us to perceive one thing as something else. A powerful example given is the whirling of a lit firebrand (kolit), which creates the illusion of a solid 'circle of fire' (Agni-kankan). While the fire itself is real, the circle is a non-existent product of motion and perception. Similarly, Chapter 50 teaches that the delusion of Maya produces a 'non-existent world' of attachments and forms. Just as seeing the firebrand for what it is ends the illusion of the circle, understanding the nature of Maya through determination can bring the illusory world to an end.