In plain words
By the time Nārada arrived with this dust, Kṛṣṇa was talking away, laughing and laughing. Then Kṛṣṇa said, ‘Nārada! You pride yourselves, saying, "We are devotees, we are devotees." You lead your lives with ostentation. With selfishness, you think you have dedicated your lives to God. Freedom from Ahaṅkāra and from selfishness are found in the gopīs, and in no one else,’ He said.
As long as there is selfishness and Ahaṅkāra, God's glance does not fall on a man
Today everyone in the world thinks, ‘We are devotees, we are close to Swami,’ but no one is. In everyone some selfishness, more or less, lies hidden. As long as this selfishness and Ahaṅkāra are there, God's glance does not fall on him. It is like this: the sun is shining. When thick clouds come in the way, the sun cannot be seen, by anyone! But is there no light? There is. Because the clouds stand in the way, the light cannot be seen. In the same way, God is always the embodiment of Prema! But because Ahaṅkāra and selfishness come in the way of that Prema like thick clouds, that principle of Prema cannot shine on this. To recognise the divinity in humanness, the principle of Prema is the chief means. In the world people lean on money, gold, possessions and vehicles, on power, on strength of arm, on strength of Buddhi, and take pride in many ways. But without God's grace all these seem worthless. In the Bhārata Kṛṣṇa showed the difference between Arjuna and Karṇa. Of the strength of these two, Karṇa's strength was the greater. Arjuna's strength was not so great. In the arts of missiles and weapons, Karṇa stood out as the hero. Karṇa, indeed, stood out as the greater. But what became of Karṇa in the end, who had greater strength than Arjuna? He took refuge with the forces of evil. He took refuge with the Kauravas, who were wicked and evil-minded and lived in injustice and misconduct.