{"id":3136,"date":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-28\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:47:10","slug":"kondrai-vendhan-28","status":"publish","type":"verse","link":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/verse\/kondrai-vendhan-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondrai Vendhan 28 \u00b7 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc1"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restraining anger is the beauty of austerity.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","kural_section":[],"literary_category":[],"author_poet":[25],"thinai_type":[],"work_title":[46],"class_list":["post-3136","verse","type-verse","status-publish","hentry","author_poet-avvaiyar","work_title-kondrai-vendhan"],"acf":{"traditional_verse_number":"28","verse_sort":28,"tamil_verse_text":"\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc1","english_translation":"Restraining anger is the beauty of austerity.","historical_notes":"\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd: \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc1.\n\n\u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd; \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb2 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \"\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\" \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1.\n\nTo tend anger here means to hold it in check. The Puranas tell how anger drained the merit of sages such as Durvasa. Some editions read \"sivaththai\": worship of Shiva is the beauty of austerity.\n\nTransliteration: Sinaththaip paenin thavaththirku azhaku","kural_adhigaram":null,"transliteration":"Sinaththaip paenin thavaththirku azhaku","couplet_en":"","word_meanings":"\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd|anger\n\u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd|if one holds in check\n\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1|for austerity\n\u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc1|is its grace","meaning_ta":"\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc1.","meaning_en":"Restraining anger is the beauty of austerity.","explanation_ta":"\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b94\u0bb5\u0bc8. \u0b8e\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb5 \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0bb4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2; \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bc8. \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2; \u0bae\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd.","explanation_en":"Holding anger in check, says Avvaiyar, is the grace of austerity. However fierce one's penance, a moment of anger can burn up its fruit. In the Puranas, many sages lost the power of their austerities through anger.\n\nRestraining anger is not weakness; it is great strength. True austerity lies not in tormenting the body but in mastering the mind.","story_title_ta":"\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd","story_ta":"\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8; \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd; \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1, \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf, \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf, \u201c\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bca\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7\u201d \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8.","story_title_en":"Bhrigu Tests the Gods","story_en":"From the Srimad Bhagavatam. To learn which of the three great gods was greatest, the sages sent the sage Bhrigu. Bhrigu went to Brahma and deliberately showed no respect; Brahma grew angry. At Kailash he slighted Shiva too, and Shiva rose in anger.\n\nThen he went to Vaikuntha, where Vishnu lay resting, and kicked him on the chest. Vishnu rose at once, without anger, bowed to the sage and gently pressed his foot, saying, 'Your tender foot must have been hurt by my hard chest.'\n\nSeeing this patience, the sages understood that Vishnu was the height of sattva, pure goodness. His mastery of anger was his greatness.","reflection_ta":"\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bc0\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe?","reflection_en":"Think of a recent moment you became angry. Could you have met it differently?","image_prompt":"Lord Vishnu rising gently from the serpent Adishesha to press and soothe the foot of the sage Bhrigu, who stands astonished, Lakshmi watching nearby in the celestial ocean palace, Tanjore-painting inspired style with palm-leaf manuscript texture, ivory, ochre, copper and deep teal palette, no text or letters in the image."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/verse"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3338,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/3136\/revisions\/3338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=3136"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=3136"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=3136"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=3136"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=3136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}