ABSENCE OF ANGER- AKRODHAH- अक्रोध:

SUBHASHITHANI:221
Akrodha -in sanskrit  means “absence of anger.” . Manu has listed Akrodha  among the ten primary virtues. Akrodha is one of the twenty six divine attributes( Daivee sampat ) a person can have, states Bhagavad Gita.
Akrodha is demonstrated when there is a reason to  become angry, but people choose not to succumb to anger. It is not the absence of causes of anger, but the absence of an angry reaction to  potential causes  like false accusations, insults, or abuse .
In this blog we will see some subhashithani on 'Akrodha'.

अक्रोधेन जयेत् क्रोधमसाधुं साधुना जयेत् ।
जयेत् कदर्यं दानेन जयेत् सत्येन चानृतम् ॥Vidura niti

a-krodhéna jayét krodham_asādhum sādhunā jayét |
jayét kadaryam dānéna, jayét satyéna chānṛitam || [IAST]

Conquer anger by calmness; evil by good; miserliness by charity and lies by truth.

இணர்எரி தோய்வன்ன இன்னா செயினும்
புணரின் வெகுளாமை நன்று.Kural:308

Even when the wrongs done by others burn you as the flaming of many fires , it is good if you can abstain from anger.

अक्रोधः सत्यवचनं संविभागः क्षमा  तथा I

प्रजनः स्वेषु दारेषु  शोव्चं अद्रोहः येव च I

आर्जवं भृत्याभरणं नवा इति सार्ववर्निकाः II Mahabharata

Akrodhah satyavachanam samvibhagah kshamaa thathaa

Prajanah sveyshu daareyshu showcham adrohah yeva cha

Aarjavam bhruthyabharanam navaaithi saarvavarnikaah

Bheeshma lists the nine rules of dharma as consisting of : Absence of anger, truthfulness, sharing of wealth, forgiveness, children from wife only , purity, absence of enmity, straightforwardness, and caring for those who are dependent on us.

धृतिः क्षमा दमोऽस्तेयं शौचमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः ।
धीर्विद्या सत्यमक्रोधो दशकं धर्मलक्षणम् ॥ ९२ ॥

dhṛtiḥ kṣamā damo'steyaṃ śaucamindriyanigrahaḥ |
dhīrvidyā satyamakrodho daśakaṃ dharmalakṣaṇam ||(Manusmriti 6.92)

 (1) Steadiness (2) Forgiveness, (3) Self-control, (4) Abstention from unrighteous appropriation, (5) Purity, (6) Control of the Sense-organs, (7) Discrimination, (8) Knowledge, (9) Truthfulness, and (10) Absence of anger,—these are the ten-fold forms of duty.

 प्रश्नोत्तररत्नमालिका :

कस्य न शोको यः स्यात्
    अक्रोधः किं सुखं तुष्टिः ।( Prasnottara ratna maalikaa )

Who does not have worries?

 A person who does not get angry.

Who is happy?

He who is satisfied.  Sri Sankara 

अक्रोधस्य यदा क्रोधः सर्वनाशाय कल्पते ।
राघवस्य प्रकोपेन बद्धो नदनदीपतिः ॥

Akrodhasya yadaa krodhah sarvanaashaya kalpate I

Raghavasya prakopena baddho nadanadeepatih  II

An inherently calm person , if he  gets angry , then it may result in colossal tragedy. Rama’s anger resulted in the ocean ( samudra raja ) being bridged( Setu bandhan ).

குணமென்னும் குன்றேறி நின்றார் வெகுளி
கணமேயும் காத்தல் அரிது. Kural:29

The wrath of those who have scaled the mountain of virtue, it is hard even for an instant to endure .

अक्रोधं शिक्षयन्त्यन्यैः क्रोधना ये तपोधनाः ।
निर्धनास्ते धनायैव धातुवादोपदेशिनः ॥

Akrodham shikshayat anyaih krodhanaa ye tapodhanaah I

Nirdhanaaste dhanaayaiva dhaatuvaadopadesinah II

Sages prone to anger themselves , preaching ‘Akrodham’ to others are  like alchemists promising to make poor rich by converting copper to gold.

 अक्रोधनः सत्यवादी भूतानामविहिंसकः ।
 अनसूयः सदाचारो दीर्घमायुरवाप्नुयात् ॥
Akrodanah satyavaadee bhootaanam avihimsakah I

Anasooyah sadaachaaro deerghamaayur avapnuyaat II

One who has control over anger, truthful, non-violent, non-envious, treads the path of dharma, he obtains long and prosperous life.

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्याग: शान्तिरपैशुनम् |
दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ||BG16. 2||

ahinsā satyam akrodhas tyāgaḥ śhāntir apaiśhunam
dayā bhūteṣhv aloluptvaṁ mārdavaṁ hrīr achāpalam

non-violence, truthfulness, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, restraint from fault-finding, compassion toward all living beings, absence of covetousness, gentleness, modesty, and lack of fickleness; 

न क्रोधो न च मात्सर्यं न लोभो नाशुभामतिः |
भवन्ति कृतपुण्यानां भक्तानां पुरुषोत्तमे || 13 ||VSN-Phala sruti

na krodho na cha maatsaryaM na lobho na ashubhaa matiH |

bhavanti kRita puNyaanaaM bhaktaanaaM purushhottame || (13)

Neither anger nor jealousy, neither avarice nor unholy thoughts taint the minds of the true devotees of Purushottama, who have to their credit many a virtuous deed.
SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH