on lunar eclipse

june 2011 : wednesday , grahana is from 11.53 pm to 3.33 am

so vedha starts from 9 am wednesday ……………………………. so no food , naivedya shraddha after 9 am ………………… everything should be completed before 9 am wednesday ………………….
however those who want siddhi of mantras , they can start japa pooja stotra parayana from 9 am till 1.30 am …………………. however homa can be done only during 12 am to 1 am ………………………………..
dana on this day brings 10000 times punya …………………
makar mesha kanya simha rashi will have benefic effects due to grahana …………….
dhanu vrishabh karka meena rashi subjects will have mixed results………………….
vrishchik , kumbha , mithun tula rashi will have malefic effects……………………

jyeshtha nakshatra people will see more intense malefic results ……… hence dana as per capacity is must them …………

This is an excellent period to get rid of sarpa dosha , by giving dana of silver/gold sarpa akruti along with image of a moon in copper plate will relieve of bad effects like delayed marriage , obstacles etc …………

japa will give siddhi of mantras ………………… stotras will give instant results henceforth if recited 100 1000 100000 times during grahana …………… parayana will give knowledge ……………..

visiting toilet is strictly prohibited during grahana , this gives cancerous diseases ………………………..
pregnant woman , diseased , small children , aged old men women , physically weak people are exempted to eat till 7 pm .

usually food is prohibited from 15 hours before grahan starts ……… in case of pregnant , sick , hospitalised or diabetic , and other inabilities , 6 hours before one can abstain from taking food ………
dana can be done in advance to a bramhin with sankalpa of the time , however dana at the time of eclipse yields many many times the punya ………..

if silver articles are not available , making a sankalpa of the same with equivalent dana in amount can be made to the bramhmins ………… but requisite dana mantras should be recited by concerned Bramhins priests ………….. some temples do provide dana of such materials ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, advancely notifying them of the dana will also get the dosha relieved ………….. sankalpa in a dana is more impotant …………………. yes sarpa dosha in kundali will get mitigated ………….

in whichever part of the world one lives …………… visibility of grahana is more important , if it is not visible then one need not bother , if it is partially visible punya kala will be only upto the time of visibity …………………….

the grahana kala should be divided into three parts .. 1st part for devatas …2nd for pitrus and third for rakshasa ..thrid should be avoided …. it is used for tamas mantras ………..

one tarpana will equal 1000 tarpana ,… it is a god opportunity … also complete a 100 times recital of the same …
follow it with ashtakshara japa ……..
and vayustuti and rayara astottara …