Verse 1121: The heart doesn’t count
1121. The heart doesn’t count
கண்ணெதிரே நூறிருக்கக் கண்டதொன்றே கண்ணாகும்எண்ணறியா நெஞ்சின் தொழில்
kannedhire noorirukkak kandadhondre kannaakumennariyaa nenjin thozhil
A hundred stand before the eyes, and the one that is seen becomes the very eye: such is the work of a heart that keeps no count.
‘Becomes the eye’: all one sees, and everything is seen through it. Tamil ‘eye’ also means one’s dearest. ‘Count’: both number and weighing.