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
不可凝视太阳初升之时,不可视其将没之际,亦不可望其当顶之刻;不可在罗睺所执(日食)时观之,亦不可观其映现于水中的日轮。
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.