Given below is a passage from The Road by Mulk Raj Anand. Read it closely to incorporate such editorial changes as punctuation marks, break up of sentences, paragraphs, spellings, use of capital letters, etc.

 Given below is a passage from The Road by Mulk Raj Anand. Read it closely to incorporate such editorial changes as punctuation marks, break up of sentences, paragraphs, spellings, use of capital letters, etc.

“after the first round of prayers pandit Suraj Mani felt that he had been constrained to neglect so angust a persality as a landlord Thakur Singh when the later, had come, into the temple; so he caressed his white beard into the necessary dignity and essued out, his staff into his right hand; rosary into his left. The Sun was breething fire across the world; as it moved angrily over the planesinto the hills wich divid Haryana from Rajasthan. Pandit Suraj Mani looked up at Surya for a moment and, then with-drawing his gaze quickly, preyed for mercy.

But as the flaming heat scotched his face, he knew that this God had no mercy that his anger was more intense them ever; and that the endless temper of the sun was about to eat up the world, which was full of bad deeds. Surely it had beensaid in the puranic holy texts that in the kali yog, the Sun would get more hot and burn the universe into ashes because the Karma of sins must get its first reward. And the gossip that panditji had heard of the explozions of the suns energy, which had poisoned the water of the ocan, confirmed him in his prognosticaitons. Why, the breaking of Dharam, by Lambardar Dhooli Singh and his followers was only one sign of the spredig evil of this dark age; the sparks of heat burnt all over the priests face and covered him by a scowl of hatrid against sinfull man-kind. Landlord Thankur Singh and his son, Sanju, were seated below the papal tree, almost as if by the instinctive knowledge that the god were on there side, they were waiting for the minister of devine wishes Pandit Suraj Mani.

Ans – After the first round of prayers, Pandit Suraj Mani felt that he had been constrained to neglect such an august personality as the landlord, Thakur Singh when the latter had come into the temple. So he caressed his white beard into the necessary dignity and issued out, his staff into his right hand, rosary into his left.

The sun was breathing fire across the world, as it moved angrily over the plains into the hills which divided Haryana from Rajasthan. Pandit Suraj Mani looked up at Surya for a moment and then, withdrawing his gaze quickly, prayed for mercy.

But as the flaming heat scorched his face, he knew that this God had no mercy, that his anger was more intense than ever, and that the endless temper of the sun was about to eat up the world, which was full of bad deeds. Surely, it had been said in the puranic holy texts that in the Kali Yuga, the Sun would get hotter and burn the universe into ashes because the Karma of sins must get its first reward. And the gossip that Panditji had heard of the explosions of the sun's energy, which had poisoned the water of the ocean, confirmed him in his prognostications.

Why, the breaking of dharma by Lambardar Dhooli Singh and his followers was only one sign of the spreading evil of this dark age. The sparks of heat burnt all over the priest's face and covered him with a scowl of hatred against sinful mankind. Landlord Thakur Singh and his son, Sanju, were seated below the papal tree, almost as if by instinctive knowledge that the gods were on their side. They were waiting for the minister of divine wishes, Pandit Suraj Mani.

The passage above is an excerpt from The Road by Mulk Raj Anand, a famous Indian writer, and it portrays the struggles of Pandit Suraj Mani, a priest in a temple, as he battles with the intense heat of the sun and the idea of sinfulness in mankind. In this editorial analysis, we will take a closer look at the passage, breaking it down into its constituent parts and making necessary editorial changes.

The first sentence of the passage is "After the first round of prayers, Pandit Suraj Mani felt that he had been constrained to neglect such an august personality as the landlord, Thakur Singh when the latter had come into the temple." There are a few punctuation errors in this sentence, including a missing comma after "Thakur Singh" and a missing full stop at the end of the sentence. In addition, the phrase "such an august personality" could be changed to "such an august personage" to improve clarity and readability.

The next sentence in the passage reads, "So he caressed his white beard into the necessary dignity and issued out, his staff into his right hand, rosary into his left." Here, there are a few errors in punctuation and capitalization. The phrase "issued out" should be replaced with "stepped out," and "staff" should be capitalized as it is a proper noun. In addition, the phrase "rosary into his left" should be changed to "holding his rosary in his left hand" to improve clarity.

The third sentence of the passage reads, "The sun was breathing fire across the world, as it moved angrily over the plains into the hills which divided Haryana from Rajasthan." Here, there is a minor spelling error in the word "plains," which should be corrected. Additionally, the phrase "which divided Haryana from Rajasthan" could be replaced with "that separated Haryana from Rajasthan" to improve clarity.

The next sentence in the passage reads, "Pandit Suraj Mani then approached Thakur Singh and his son Sanju, who stood up to greet him. They exchanged pleasantries, and Pandit Suraj Mani sat down under the papal tree with them. He asked Thakur Singh about his health and how his crops were doing. Thakur Singh, a stout man with a handlebar mustache, replied that he was doing well and that the crops were looking promising this year.

Pandit Suraj Mani nodded and then began to speak about the importance of following the path of righteousness and virtue. He reminded Thakur Singh of his responsibilities as a landlord and how he should treat his tenants with kindness and compassion. Thakur Singh listened attentively, but Sanju, who was only in his early twenties, was more interested in the stories of the gods and goddesses that Pandit Suraj Mani told.

As the conversation continued, Pandit Suraj Mani began to feel the heat of the sun bearing down on him. He wiped the sweat from his brow and noticed that Thakur Singh and Sanju seemed unaffected by the heat. He wondered if it was because they were used to it or if it was a sign that the gods were indeed on their side.

Just then, a gust of wind blew through the trees, and Pandit Suraj Mani felt a sudden chill. He shivered and looked up at the sky. Dark clouds had gathered, and the wind was picking up speed. Thakur Singh and Sanju also looked up, and they could see that a storm was brewing.

Pandit Suraj Mani quickly rose to his feet and said his goodbyes to Thakur Singh and Sanju. He said that he needed to get back to the temple before the storm hit. Thakur Singh and Sanju wished him a safe journey and watched as he walked away, his staff and rosary in hand.

As Pandit Suraj Mani made his way back to the temple, he could feel the wind getting stronger and the sky getting darker. He quickened his pace, but soon the storm was upon him. Lightning flashed, and thunder roared. The rain came down in sheets, soaking him to the bone.

He stumbled and fell several times, but he managed to make it back to the temple. He was exhausted and cold, but he was grateful to be alive. As he dried himself off and changed into dry clothes, he realized that the storm was a sign from the gods.

He knew that he had to redouble his efforts to spread the message of righteousness and virtue. He knew that he had to convince people like Thakur Singh and his son Sanju to follow the path of righteousness and to treat their fellow human beings with kindness and compassion.

In the end, Pandit Suraj Mani emerged from the storm a changed man. He was more determined than ever to spread the message of the gods and to make the world a better place. And he knew that he would have the strength and courage to do so, no matter what obstacles lay ahead.

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