Verse 1130: Drawn without understanding

1130. Drawn without understanding

நெய்விளக்கின் சூட்டில் விழும்விட்டில் என்னறியும்கையறியா ஈர்ப்பின் கதை

neyvilakkin soottil vizhumvittil ennariyumkaiyariyaa eerppin kadhai

What does a moth know as it falls into the heat of a ghee lamp? Its fall is the story of a pull the hand does not know.
In Tamil, the hand knows a thing by holding and handling it; no hand has ever held this pull.