Verse 40

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। ॥

In plain words

O Kāmākṣī, one who walks the path to liberation, subtle and very hard to travel, with the help of the Guru's grace, and holds firmly to the staff of your glance, does not fall into the deep mire of saṃsāra.

Word for word

Subtle though, harder to travel though, with Guru-grace help walking on the apavarga-path, into the saṃsāra-mire-heap does not fall, this your, Kāmākṣī, firmly holding, the glance-staff.