Verse 1004: Seeing without taking

1004. Seeing without taking

கொய்யவந்தான் கொய்யான் கொடிமுழுதும் பூத்திருக்கக்கொய்வதெனக் கொள்ளாத கண்

koyyavandaan koyyaan kodimuzhudhum poothirukkakkoyvadhenak kollaadha kan

He came to pick, and picks none, though the whole vine is in bloom: the eye that does not look on it as something to pick.