Passage 3

In English

Sun-God's penalty for ingratitude

In the worship of the Sun-God, certain are used (invoking the different attributes of the deity). Among the names recited in praise of the Sun-God are: "" (prostrations to the dispeller of snow!; "" (prostrations to the "" destroyer of darkness), (prostrations to the destroyer of the ungrateful). The Sun is hailed as the melter of snow and the dispeller of darkness in the first two names. The third name describes the Sun-God as one who gives up those who forget the good done to them. How does the Sun-God give up the ungrateful? The have declared that the Sun emerged from the eyes of (the Cosmic person). The Sun's radiance illumines the eyes of a human being. When the mantra declares that the Sun-God goes away from the one who is ungrateful, its inner meaning is that the Sun-God makes the ungrateful person blind and withdraws from him the power of sight. Today persons guilty of ingratitude go about as blind persons or as ignorant beings devoid of the real power of sight. Every person should therefore cherish the sense of gratitude. These former students (of the College) after the completion of their studies, when they took up some jobs, resolved to offer to their first month's salary as a token of gratitude. There are several thousands of such old students. Many of them, even after marriage, have been coming to regularly and often bringing their husbands and children with them. This kind of devotion stems from their deep sense of gratitude. During the past year, they engaged themselves in a variety of service activities out of their devotion to . On the occasion of 's sixtieth birthday, sixty cottages were built for the poor. The enthusiasm and spirit of sacrifice of these old students were responsible for the construction of these cottages.