bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS OF ECLIPSE (Hindu perspective) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS... Hindus generally observe fast and do not cook food during the period of Vedha. However, exemptions are given to pregnant women, children, old people and medically unfit.  But, all will avoid taking food and water during the eclipse timings.   Take bath as the eclipse begins and also after the eclipse is over.   Take bath in sacred rivers and sea (wherever possible) as, such bath during eclipse is said to be sacred and meritorious.   It is believed that circumambulating (Pradakshina) a cow giving birth to a calf during eclipse is meritorious which is equivalent to Bhoo Pradakshina.   Dharbha (Kusa grass) is used and kept on all the items like milk, curd, pickles and stored water during eclipse to mitigate the ill effects of eclipse.   In case Pithru Sraaddha thithi falls on the eclipse day, it will be performed only after the eclipse is over, sometimes...

Eclipse is a natural phenomenon that we come across regularly at least twice in a year. Occurrence of eclipse is always fascinating and the spectacular event leads to never ending thirst for scientific, spiritual, astrological and sociological research. Whenever there is an eclipse generally we come across certain terminology being used and one will always get perplexed with these jargons. To alleviate confusion an attempt is made through this post bringing together commonly used eclipse related terms and their meaning in a codified manner.   Eclipse Eclipses are caused by the powerful alignment of Sun, the Moon and Earth. Best known are the Lunar Eclipse when the Earth blocks the Sun’s light from the Moon and Solar Eclipse when the Moon blocks the Sun’s light from small portion of the Earth. During a Lunar eclipse Moon enters the shadow of the earth and at Solar eclipse Moon enters the Sun’s disc.  Literally speaking Eclipse is a Latin/Greek word; Eclip...