Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.31.27
SB 3.31.27
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tudanty āma-tvacaṁ daṁśā maśakā matkuṇādayaḥ rudantaṁ vigata-jñānaṁ kṛmayaḥ kṛmikaṁ yathā
Translation
In his helpless condition, gnats, mosquitoes, bugs and other germs bite the baby, whose skin is tender, just as smaller worms bite a big worm. The child, deprived of his wisdom, cries bitterly.