AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 30
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புறம்தூய்மை நீரால் அமையும் அகம்தூய்மை
வாய்மையால் காணப் படும். (40)
At times naked truth causes harm to others and in such a case Valluvar permits untruth provided it does not cause in any way any trouble to anybody. As these wise ex-householders are exceedingly kind and compassionate they are not susceptible to anger. They know their anger is so effective that nothing on the face of the earth could defend itself from it. So the wrath of these gentlemen is always under restraint. Real control of anger is recognised only if and when vented it does harm.
செல்லிடத்துக் காப்பான் சினம் காப்பான் அல்லிடத்துக்
காக்கில் என் காவாக்கால் என். (41)
This aggressive emotion called anger, before it finds vent, subdues the soft aspect of the human nature and suppresses the benevolent nature of one’s intellect and thus reverts one to the brutal region of one’s heart. It kills the feeling of joy and pleasure; it is a deadly enemy to the peace loving compassion of the soul.
Physical weakness and nervous debility are the two main factors for the presence of short tempered anger among the retired old people, however learned and gentle they may be. Therefore, they readily resort to do evil in their provocation. As this will affect very seriously their pursuit of divine knowledge and freedom from the cycle of birth and death, they should guard themselves from inflicting suffering on others. It is a firm belief among those who are spotlessly pure in their heart that no evil on any account should be done to others. By doing evil to others they cannot obtain heavenly pleasure and glory. An individual may do any evil out of malice or a person may inflict injury out of sheer ignorance but no evil must be thought of against him. If the evil doer is to be punished, the best thing is to do him good in order that he may blush out of shame and disgrace.
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