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Brihat Samhita Adh. V Sloka 1 Brihat Samhita Adh. V Sloka 60-61

A demon’s head though cut off for having devoured When Mercury aspects the eclipsed Sun or Moon,
nectar (see the story of Lord Vishnu beheading Rahu), ghee, honey and oil will become dear (or expensive) and
is still not deprived of life. This is the result of the rare and kings will suffer …. If Venus aspects, there will
potency of the nectar (of immortality) and that head be destruction of crops and there will also arise various
became a planet. So declare some sages. miseries and troubles in the land.

Brihat Samhita Adh. V Sloka 8 [Note: both Mercury and Venus will aspect this total
lunar eclipse]
In her own eclipse, the Moon enters the shadow of the
Earth, and in that of the Sun, the solar disc. Therefore, Brihat Samhita Adh. V Sloka 72
it is that the lunar eclipse does not commence at the
If the eclipse happens in the month of Magha, Rahu
western limb, nor the solar at the eastern limb.
gives trouble to those that rever their parents,Brahmins
If the Moon in her course towards the East and placed in the Vasishta Gotra, men who are fully engaged in
in the 7th house from the Sun does not swerve much their sacred study and in the performance of their
either to the north or the south, she enters the shadow religious duties, elephants and horses, the people of
of the earth. Vanga, Anga and Kasi. There will be plenty of rain to
the satisfaction of the agriculturists.
Brihat Samhita Adh. V Sloka 13
[This lunar eclipse happens in the month of Magha]
Explains that, of course Rahu is not the actual cause
of all the eclipses. Yet the eclipse’s negative effects on 5HPHGLHV
our consciousness are due to the temporary obscurity
Varaha Mihira’s remedies for the lunar eclipse are:
on the mind and the collective consciousness. The
ancient yogis believe that not everything happens Ɣ Donate an iron pot full of ghee
on the material plane. This is why the sayings are so Ɣ Give Dakshina (or money donation to priests)
important and are an “eternal reality,” in the words of Ɣ Donate a silver pendant of the Moon
Siddha Master Dr. Baskaran Pillai.
Ɣ Donate a gold serpent.
Brihat Samhita Adh. V Sloka 14-15 2WKHU 5HPHGLHV
The following consequences and boon were conferred
Ɣ Observe a fast
by Brahman to Rahu, the Demon: “You shall have to
Ɣ Sprinkle tulsi water on clothes and food
live and rest satisfied with whatever gifts and oblations
that may have been given at the time of an eclipse.” Ɣ Take a bath when the eclipse begins; perform
During that time, Rahu’s presence is recognized. tarpanam to the ancestors.
Ɣ After the eclipse is over, take another bath with
Brihat Samhita Adh. V Sloka 38 the intention of removing negativity.
When the Sun or the Moon is eclipsed in the sign Ɣ Do not engage in conjugal bliss during an eclipse.
Karkataka [or Cancer], the following people will Ɣ Do not to look at the lunar eclipse.
suffer: The Abheera, the Sabaras, the Pallavas, the
Traditional Brahmins also advise to avoid oil massage,
Mallas (wrestlers), the Matsyas, the Kurus, the Sakas,
drinking water, combing or styling one’s hair, and
the Panchalas and all those who are infirm. There will
brushing teeth during the eclipse
also be destruction of grain [crops].
Brihat Samhita Adh. V Sloka 44 Bibliography:
When Rahu is on the southern side of the Sun or the 1. Brihat Samhita, translated by Pandita Bhushan V.
Moon during an eclipse, floods will occur and there Subrahmanya Shastri, and Vidwan M. Ramkrishna
will be happiness and freedom of fear. Bhat
[Note: Rahu will be in the southern side on Jan. 31, 2. Brihat Jataka, translated by Prof. B. Suryanarain
2018’s total lunar eclipse] Rao

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