Tirukkural-On Virtue-On Self Restraint-Kural 130

An elegant translation of this Kural has been given by K Srinivasan as under:

'Virtue waits to aid him, who
controls his self and anger too'

Rajaji would say on this,

'Let a householder guard against careless speech and loss of temper, the rest will easy.'

An echo is heard in what Erasmus said:

'The spirit of God, delighteth to dwell in the hearts of the humble.'

The expression ' Karratankal' has been used differently in Naladiar and Sirupanchamoolam.

'Arivarindhthadangi

(Naaladiyaar-74)

'Kattradanginaan' (Sirupanjamoolam-3)

'Aaaindhavindhthadangiya kolkaich saanror' (Puram-191)
The idea, contained in these passages, of becoming effectively humble after learning practically all that is there to know in a particular area, is a really meaningful concept beautifully couched in the Purananuru.