Verse 969: How craving sees people
969. How craving sees people
வேட்கை தணியா விழியினான் பார்வைக்குள்ஆட்கள் அனைவரும் ஆடு
vedkai thaniyaa vizhiyinaan paarvaikkulaadkal anaivarum aadu
In the gaze of one whose eyes’ hunger never eases, all people are so many goats.
In Tamil villages goats are the most ordinary livestock, kept in herds by nearly every household.