This article is to explain the solar Eclipse and its various time components. There are lots of DOs and DONTs during the Lunar or Solar Eclipse, as mentioned below
When Moon comes in between Sun & Earth, and Earth is unable to receive sunlight and hence Sun is not visible at some places on earth, then a solar eclipse happens.
Lunar Eclipse
In the same way when the earth comes in between Sun & Moon, and Moon is unable to receive sun-light and hence Earth is not able to receive moonlight on it, then a lunar eclipse happens
Sutak or Ashauch is the polluted environment due to Eclipse. Sutak is the time during which no auspicious activity should be done, as it is not a favorable time. Sutak time for a Lunar eclipse is 3 Prahar (9 hours) early to Lunar Eclipse and for Solar Eclipse, it is 4 Prahar (12 hours) early to Solar Eclipse.
जब जब रक्त स्राव होता है तब तब सूतक लगता है। ये क्रमशः चार प्रकार के होते है: 1) महिलाओं के मासिक धर्म पर ( सूतक की अवधि 5 दिन ) 2) बच्चे के जन्म होने पर ( सूतक की अवधि ब्राह्मण के लिए 10 दिन, छत्रिय के लिए 12 दिन, वैश्य के लिए 15 दिन और शूद्र के लिए 30 दिन की होती है। साधु, ब्रम्हचारी और कारीगरों पर सूतक नहीं लगता है।) 3) सूर्य ग्रहण लगने पर ( सूतक की अवधि, ग्रहण से12 घंटे पहले ) 4) मृत्यु होने पर ( सूतक की अवधि 1 वर्ष )
शुभ अवसर (विवाह, यज्ञ आदि) पर सूतक नहीं लगता है।
एक सूतक की अवधि में अगर दूसरा सूतक लगता है तो उसे पहले सूतक की अवधि में ही माना जा सकता है।
After Samudra Manthan, when divine nectar came out of the sea, the devil Rahu drank some of the divine nectar mischievously. Later Sun and the Moon recognized the devil Rahu and conveyed the same to Vishnu. But up till then, Rahu become immortal. Lord Vishnu beheaded him with his Sudarshan chakra. The head part is known as Rahu and his remaining body is Ketu. Later Rahu took a pledge to swallow the sun and the moon as revenge, which would result in eclipses. Thereafter, the sun or moon passes through the opening at the neck, resulting in an eclipse.
Date October 25, 2022
Time (IST)
Timing of eclipse 04:28 PM to 05:42 PM (Oct 25, 2022)
ॐ आदित्याय विद्महे दिवाकराय धीमहि तन्नो सूर्य: प्रचोदयात्॥
Or
ॐ क्षीरपुत्राय विद्महे अमृत तत्वाय धीमहि तन्नो चन्द्रः प्रचोदयात्॥
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Santana Gopal Mantra is as follows:
|| ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ग्लौं देवकीसुत गोविन्द वासुदेव जगत्पते देहि मे तनयं कृष्ण त्वामहं शरणं गतः ||
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