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Maharaj Said in Sikshapatri
During Eclpise:
Whenever an eclipse of the Sun or the Moon takes place, all my disciples shall immediately suspend all work and after purifying themselves shall chant the Mantra of Shree Krishna. Shloka 86
After Eclipse:
When the eclipse is over, they shall take a bath with clothes worn at that time. Householders shall give alms according to their means and ascetics shall worship God.
Shloka 87
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Surya Grahan in Hindu Scriptures
Surya Grahan, solar eclipse, is widely mentioned in the Holy Scriptures of Hinduism. There is also an interesting myth regarding the occurrence of Surya Grahan. It happened during the Samdura Manthan (churning of ocean) episode in the Puranas. Rahu (Demon) and Mohini, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, are the main characters in the incident.
The Amrit (elixir) that was obtained from churning the ocean was cunningly stolen by Ausras (Demons). Lord Vishnu took the form of Mohini, a beautiful damsel, to win back the Amrit. She achieved her mission by enamoring the Asuras, they fell for her beauty and handed over the Amrit to her.
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Mohini returned to the Devas and started distributing it. Devas sat in a line and mohini gave a portion to each one of them. Rahu, an Asura, who found out that they were tricked took the form a Deva and sat in the line between Chandra (Moon God) and Surya (Sun God).
When Mohini approached Rahu, Chandra and Surya realized that Rahu was not one among them and soon identified him as an Asura. Mohini soon severed the head of Rahu which flew into the sky. Rahu’s, depicted in the form of a Snake head occasionally, continued to live and decided to avenge Surya and Chandra. |
Thus periodically Rahu engages in a war with Surya and Chandra. The Chandra Grahan (Lunar eclipse) and Surya Grahan (Solar eclipse) takes place when Rahu gobbles up Moon and Sun respectively. Surya and Chandra then fights to free themselves.
Surya Grahan on 15th Jan.'10
A partial solar eclipse, Surya Grahan, will be visible in India on January 15, 2010. In India, it will be visible from 11:25 hrs to 15:15 hrs (Indian Standard Time) on January 15, 2010. The Surya grahanam will be visible in most of Africa, India, Dubai, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and parts of China. As per traditional Hindu calendar, January 15 is an Amavasi Day.
Usually, religious Hindus do not perform any work during Surya Grahan and they purify themselves by taking a bath and chant the Mantra(Lord's name) dedicated to Shri Hari and also devotees can do dhun during the Grahan.
Grahan Timing for devotees
Start
Time: 11:17 AM on 15/1/2010
End Time
: 3:05 PM on 15/1/2010
The grahan's vedh start from 12:00am on 14/1/'10 so devotees must stop eating after this time. |
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