Now there is something we should consider a little, in a general way, concerning the sun too. There is a close bond between Indians and the sun. From beginningless time the sun's place, not only for the kṣatriyas, the heroes of Bhārata, but for ordinary people too, has been not merely a chief place: it has held, has borne, a sacred seat. The founding ancestor of the kṣatriya race is the Lord Sūrya. In the culture of Bhārata no one else has so sacred a place.