There exist Masters of Vedanta who can teach Rishis of yore,

There exist masters of art and sculpture who can

Animate lifeless stones, and make them dance,

There exist valiant heroes who can play with the heads of foes.

There exist all these in numbers large in the land of Bharat today.

But of what avail are all these, O Students!

If there is no one amongst them who ever hears

the plaintive cries of the people around!

(S S S Vol XVII p. 173)