Why it is considered inauspicious to view an eclipse

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The first solar
eclipse of 2015
occurs on
March 20th, the
spring equinox.
Why it is considered
inauspicious to view an
eclipse
In India, it is considered inauspicious to view an
True to the nature of solar
and lunar eclipses, when
either luminary is
eclipsed, it denotes an
absence of light in our
life, and light represents
conscious awareness
and inner knowing.
eclipse. Legend has it that one evening Lord Ganesha
is offered a huge bowl of sweet balls (laddus) by his
Hence, eclipses have the
devotees. Now, this elephant-headed boy loves sweets,
ability to hide from our
more so than any other Hindu lord or goddess.As day
surface mentality certain
turns to night, the time comes for Ganesha to head
truths, or negate our
understanding of the true
home.
nature of a situation at
Merrily skipping along his way, the lord continues to
hand, be it a relationship,
family situation, job, and
consume his bowl of sweets. Suddenly realizing the
so on.
extreme darkness of the night, Ganesha glances up at
the night sky, only to find that Rahu has eclipsed the
light of the Moon. The lord breaks out in great laughter
at the Moon and his pathetic condition.
Eclipses are supportive
of inner spiritual
practices, such as deep
mediation. Importanty,
one should not make
Unfortunately, Ganesha laughs so hard, that he is
thrown off balance and stumbles. Falling to the ground,
his stomach breaks open and hundreds of laddus
major decisions on the
day of an eclipse, nor
should one begin an
(sweet balls) scatter everywhere. The lord quickly picks
important project or
initiative that requires
up each laddu and stuffs it back into his belly.
manifestation in the
Just then a snake crosses his path—not the most
mundane world, such as
accepting a job offer,
auspicious omen. The lord quickly grabs the snake
beginning construction
and, rapping it around his belly, uses it as a belt to hold
on a new home, planting
a garden, and so on.
in the sweet balls. Rather embarrassed of his sorrowful
predicament, Ganesha looks around, hoping no one
has seen him. But by now, the light of the Moon is no
This solar eclipse on
March 20 occurs on the
longer eclipsed. Furious over Ganesha’s ridicule, the
southern node, or Ketu.
Moon is witness to the events of this pot-bellied lord.
(See picture of deified
Ketu below.)
Returning Ganesha’s mockery, the Moon laughs at him
hysterically. Further, he curses that anyone who looks
at him during a lunar eclipse will experience bad luck,
just as did Ganesha. Ever since this unfortunate
incidence, it is considered inauspicious to view a lunar
or solar eclipse.
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