All of them were men who had obtained a sight of the deity of virtue in his embodied form. They had subjugated anger and acquired a complete mastery over all their senses. Living in the observance of self-control, they were freed from pride and the desire of injuring others.
सर्वे प्रत्यक्षधर्माणो जितक्रोधा जितेन्द्रियाः। दमे स्थिताश्च सर्वे ते हिंसादम्भविवर्जिताः॥