उदयं तं न चेक्षेत नास्तं यंतं न मध्यगम् । न राहुणोपसृष्टं च नांबुसंस्थं दिवाकरम्
udayaṃ taṃ na cekṣeta nāstaṃ yaṃtaṃ na madhyagam | na rāhuṇopasṛṣṭaṃ ca nāṃbusaṃsthaṃ divākaram
ಸೂರ್ಯೋದಯದಲ್ಲಿ, ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂರ್ಯನನ್ನು ನೋಡಬಾರದು. ರಾಹುಗ್ರಸ್ತ (ಗ್ರಹಣ) ಸೂರ್ಯನನ್ನೂ, ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿತ ಸೂರ್ಯನನ್ನೂ ನೋಡಬಾರದು.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Gaṅgā-ghāṭs)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrims/householders learning ghāṭ-ācāra
Scene: A ghāṭ scene where a devotee performs arghya at twilight with eyes lowered; above, the Sun is shown at different positions—rising, setting, zenith—and an eclipse vignette with Rāhu’s shadow; water reflection motif warns against gazing.
Dharma includes bodily and ritual discipline—respecting cosmic transitions and avoiding inauspicious gazes.
While not naming a tirtha in the verse, the instruction is embedded in Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred lifestyle code.
Avoid looking at the Sun at sunrise, sunset, zenith, during eclipse, or as a reflection in water.