Stanza 27

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In plain words

The gnat inside the fig thinks there is no joy beyond the fig. Do not let Your māyā, that bewilders the mind, hold me like that in the thought 'I am this body'. Salutation to Nārāyaṇa.

Word for word

To the gnat in the udumbara fruit it seems there is never any happiness beyond it; in this manner may Your māyā, which bewilders the mind, not delude me in such things as 'I am the body'. Salutation to Nārāyaṇa.