yaha jaga semara kā phūla re!

English meaning

Oh mind! This world is illusive like the flower of a silk-cotton tree. Even a parrot realizes its mistake when it hits the flower of the silk-cotton tree with its beak (thinking it to be a fruit), but on piercing it, finds nothing but cotton in it. But Oh mind! You are attached to the very same objects whose bitterness you are experiencing every moment. Oh mind! Like a tree that stands on the bank of a river, this human body is also momentary. Why are you putting on airs at the attainment of a wife, a son and wealth? Realize these three to be trident, piercing and giving you nothing but pain. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “Oh mind! The key-note is that think continuously about Shyāmasundara with love, realizing Him to be your king, lord, friend, child and beloved.”

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 pages 121, 122 · printed pages 66, 67.

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