Control Thy Anger
[Vaḷḷuva Gītā]
"Control Thy Anger", one should control ones anger, failing which it would lead to total destruction. This is very well emphasized by Tiruvaḷḷuvar in his Tirukkuṟaḷ. The kuṟaḷ in vekuḷāmai begins as taṉṉai tāṉ kākkiṉ ciṉam kākka. Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā also emphasizes the same, ones anger ruiens ones self. The 63rd verse in chapter 2 says krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛtivibhramaḥ smrtibhraṁśād buddhināśo buddhināśāt praṇaśyati. Learning from both Kuṟaḷ and Gītā, let us lead a peaceful and joyful life by controlling ones anger.
taṉṉaittāṉ kākkiṉ ciṉaṅkākka kāvākkāl
taṉaiyē kolluñ ciṉam
parimelaḻkar:- taṉṉaitāṉ kākkiṉ ciṉam kākka - taṉṉaittāṉ tuṉpam eytāmal kākka ninaittānāyiṉ taṉ manattucciṉam varāmal kākka, kāvākkāl ciṉam taṉṉaiyē kollum - kāvānāyiṉ, acciṉam taṉṉaiye keḍukkum kaḍuntuṉpaṅkaḷai eytuvikkum.
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात् स्मृति विभ्रमः ।
स्मृति भ्रंशाद् बुद्धि नाशो बुद्धि नाशात् प्रणश्यति ॥ भ.गी.२.६३
krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ
sammohāt smṛtivibhramaḥ
smrtibhraṁśād buddhināśo
buddhināśāt praṇaśyati —bg.2.63
S. Radhakrishnan:- From anger arises bewilderment, from bewilderment loss of memory; and from loss of memory, the destruction of intelligence and from the destruction of intelligence he perishes.
buddhināśa: destruction of intelligence. It is failure to discriminate between right and wrong.
bewilderment = a state of mental uncertainty; confused state of mind.