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Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha!Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha!Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya!Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha!
SOLAR ECLIPSE - JULY 2009
A total Solar Eclipse is going to take place on 22nd July 2009 which is visible all overIndia and in some other countries. It is said to be the longest Solar Eclipse of thecentury. Total of the Solar Eclipse will be visible in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and NorthEastern States and some parts of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh while in other parts of thecountry it will be visible as partial one. In my previous post on Solar Eclipse I had givenfull details and hence, I am providing now only the information relating to the currentSolar Eclipse.
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Date of Eclipse: 22nd July 2009
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Type of Eclipse: Solar Eclipse
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Visibility: Visible across the country (in some places as partial and in some placesas total eclipse)
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Time: 05.28 hrs IST
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Duration of eclipse as visible in India: 02 .03 hrs (approx)
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Vedha (inauspicious period): Starts from the time of Sun set on 21.07.2009
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Parva Kala: 02.03 hrsFor exact timings of the Eclipse please check with your local calendars. Food restrictionsfor those who can afford starts from Sunset time on 21
st
till the ending time of Eclipse on22
nd
. Pregnant women, children, old people and medically unfit have exemption in foodrestrictions. As far as possible avoid taking food during eclipse time.
Astrological details of Eclipse
Eclipse is occurring in Dakshinayana in the Lunar month of Aashada on the new Moonday (Amavasya). It is called Grasthodaya (eclipse at the time of Sunrise), Kethu GrasthaSurya Grahana (Moon's descending node Kethu involved)
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Star Constellation: Pushyami (Star Lord Saturn)
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Zodiac sign: Karkataka Raasi (Cancer) – Sign Lord Moon
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Stars in the zodiac sign: Punarvasu-4, Pushyami, and Aslesha
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Planets in the Eclipse sign: Sun, Moon, Mercury and Kethu
Implications:
Saturn star Lord of Pushyami star is inimical to Sun and is currently is in his inimicalsign Leo (Simha Raasi) that will become maraka sthana to the Eclipse sign. Karkataka(Cancer) sign is currently under the last leg of Sade Sath effect (Saturn's 7 ½ yrssojourn). At the time of eclipse all the planets involved (Sun, Moon, Mercury andKethu) will be in the star constellation of Pushyami (Saturn). Based on the planetary
 
positioning at the time of Eclipse adverse effect will be more on people belonging toPushyami Star and the zodiac sign Cancer (Karkataka).Effect of Solar Eclipse on the other signs would be as followsKanya, Thula, Vrushabha, Kumbha (Virgo, Taurus, Libra, Aquarius) - Good results areindicatedVrischika, Makara, Meena & Mithuna (Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces, Gemini) – MixedresultsKarkataka, Simha, Dhanus, Mesha (Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius, Aries) - Negative results
Suggested Remedies:
Those belonging to Karkataka Raasi and Pushyami star in particular should donate oneCopper plate (filled with ghee) + Surya Bimba & Naga Bimba (silver) after prayer alongwith Wheat, Black Thil Seeds, and Horse Gram (1 ¼ kg each quantity) and performRudrabhishekam to Lord Shiva before and after the Eclipse. Others (Leo, Sagittarius,and Aries) should donate Wheat, Black Thil Seeds, and Horse Gram as said above.Those belonging to Pushyami star please, avoid looking/getting exposed to the Eclipse.
Prayers during Eclipse time
: Specific prayers to Lord Ganesha (For Kethu), Lord SriRama, Lord Hanuman for (Sun), Sun God, Kethu, and Saturn are required.
Suggested prayers: 
Sri Vishnu Sahasra Nama Sthothram, Sri Venkatesa Vajra Kavacha Sthothram, SriVishnu Panjara Sthothram, Sri Nrusimha Kavacham, Aaditya Hridayam, Sri RamaRaksha Sthothram, Vayu Sthuthi, Hanuman Chaleesa, Sri Raghavendra Sthothram.Those who cannot recite these can at least resort to Narayana Astakshari or ShivaPanchakshari or Sri Rama Nama or Sri Raghavendra Astakshari (Om! SriRaghavendraya Namah). One can choose any one of the above or any other usefulDivine prayer based on their individual faith and belief while the list is only indicativeand not exhaustive.
 What is to be done during the Eclipse time?
Any Eclipse time is said to be very sacred and celestial and entire period of Eclipse iscalled as Parva Kala (most sacred time). Any sacred rituals/rites performed during aparva kala will derive more merits than the one performed during ordinary times.Hence, please don’t waste the Eclipse time with materialistic pursuits and activities.Eclipse is the most opportune time to perform Snana (sacred bath), Prayer,Punascharana of Upadesa Manthra, Pitru Tharpana, and Charity.Chanting of Vedic manthras/sacred Sthothram will ward off the negative energy thatgets activated during eclipse andprotects from all negativity.
 
Sarva Pithru Tarpana should be performed with proper sankalpa during eclipse time(by those who have lost their parents) with black Thil (sesame) seeds.
ANNEXURE
For ready reference I am providing the dos and don’ts of Eclipse and also some of thequeries answered in this regard.
SOLAR ECLIPSE – DOS AND DONTS (in a nut-shell)DOS
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Watch Eclipse with proper protection preferably a reflected image or projectionof the Sun
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Take bath at the beginning and end of the Eclipse
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Keep Dharbha on all the stored items like Water, Pickles, Milk, Curd, etc.,
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Do religious rituals like prayer, Tharpana, Dana during Eclipse
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Post pone all auspicious functions on this day
DONTS
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Avoid looking at the Sun directly with naked eyes
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Avoid eating /cooking food during eclipse
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Pregnant women avoid getting exposed to Eclipse
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Avoid sleeping during eclipse
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Desist from sensual pleasures on the day of Eclipse
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Don’t take any important decision on this day.
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Avoid performing auspicious ceremonies and do not plan important functions
Queries Answered
Q.
Why the temples are remain closed in Grahanas. Is there any logic behind that one?
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. I have not come across any reasoning behind closing of temples during the eclipseespecially solar eclipse. Probably what I presume could be as follows. Eclipse is not anauspicious moment. It is a Vedha/suffering to the celestial body. Just like we do notperform or celebrate any auspicious rituals at home during mourning time, similarlyduring the time of eclipse also it is our Hindu sampradaya that we do not perform anyrituals inside the temple. However, shanti homa/yagna is performed outside thetemples. As an exception I find in the temple of Sri Kalahasthi (near Tirupathi)abhishekam and archana are performed to Lord Shiva and Goddess Gnana Prasunambainside the temple even during the eclipse time.
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. I was wondering about the following points that you have mentioned as "DONTS"avoid eating/cooking food during eclipse, pregnant women avoid getting exposed to
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