My mom nags me a lot due to not offering water to Sun Can you tell me what are the benefits of offering water to the Sun?

Gourav, it is very common that most of Indian moms force you to wake up early in the morning and offer water to the source of energy of the entire universe, the Sun. Most of us would remember that our grandparents use to get up early in the morning and offer water to Sun. It is believed that offering water to the Sun in the wee hours of morning provides you positive energy and makes your day better. Here are the benefits:

1. It is called that the sun is soul of the universe. Offering water to sun believes that it gives us knowledge, shows us the right path and makes progress in one's life.

2. According to Hindu mythology, regular offering of water to the sun makes your disciplined and maintains the body, mind and spirit balance.

3. It is believed that the first ray of sun inspires for early success daily. Worshipping the sun every day and especially on Sundays by chanting ऊँ सूर्याय नम: mantra leads to all pleasures, good health and wealth in life.

4. Worshipping sun makes one fearless, intelligent and a good orator. It removes ego, anger, greed, desire and evil thoughts from a person's mind.

5. According to science, sun gives us vitamin D that is essential for bones and skin and after wee hours the sun rays are unbearable thereforemorning is considered as the best time to offer water to the sun.