are mana! suna ika aṭapaṭa bāta

English meaning

Oh my mind! Listen to a strange thing. Although it sounds amazing, nevertheless it is true that even men with eyes cannot see; and as such, there is no difference between these people and the people who are blind. Just as an elephant cannot eat with his tusks, they are merely for show, in the same way, those ascetics and yogis who try to seek Bhagwan Kṛishṇa through their own means fail to reach their goal even after crores of kalpas. In the end, all they declare about Him is ‘Alakha alakha’, i.e. He cannot be seen, He cannot be seen. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “Just as in the world, people, although having good eyes, cannot see without proper light in the night, similarly one cannot attain God through self-efforts, if one is not blessed with divine grace.”

Complete whole-pad meaning transcribed from the supplied English edition. The source provides no separate line-by-line or word-by-word meaning.

Prem Ras Madira (English), Part 1 · PDF page 80 · printed page 25.

Meanings: Smt. Padmā Devī. English translation and transliteration: Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī. Source details.