Thirukkural-On Virtue-Control Of Temper-Kural 309

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To an ascetic, who does not even think angry thoughts, Every constructive thought will result in instant success.

The man, who does not give way to anger, will be able to think constructively and convert all his thoughts into success. Though this Kural primarily speaks of ascetics, the idea would apply equally well to all men of virtue. The success referred to will relate to all good things in this and the next world.

In this context, it is appropriate to recall on incident recorded in 'Sayings of Mohammad'. A man went to the Prophet and requested him to give him a command on the basis of which he could ennoble himself and attain salvation. The Prophet only said 'Do not get angry'. The man who was not satisfied repeated the question several times, but the prophet would only say, 'Do not get angry'. This shows how much importance Prophet Mohammad attached to the avoidance of anger as a basic virtue.

Lord Krishna says in the Gita,

'Triple is this gate of hell, destructive of the self-lust, anger and greed, therefore one should forsake these three'.

(Bhagavad Gita 16:21)

for the one who crosses all these 'Gates of darkness' and attains an 'evenness of mind' naturally every constructive thought cannot but lead to instant success, as Valluvar envisages.