Shloka : 86

रवेरिन्दोश्चोेपरागे जायमानेऽपरा: क्तिया: ।

हित्वाशु शुचिभि: सर्वै: कार्य: कृष्णमनोर्जप: ॥ 86 ॥

અને સૂર્યનું ને ચંદ્રમાનું ગ્રહણ થયે સતે, અમારા જે સર્વે સત્સંગી તેમણે, બીજી સર્વે ક્રિયાનો તત્કાળ ત્યાગ કરીને પવિત્ર થઈને શ્રીકૃષ્ણભગવાનના મંત્રનો જપ કરવો. ॥ 86 ॥

And during solar and lunar eclipse, all My devotees should give up all other activities and purify themselves and recite the Mantra of Shri Krishna Bhagwan. || 86 ||

Commentary

During Solar or Lunar Eclipse, the devotees of Shri Hari should give up all other activities and purify themselves by having bath and recite the Nam-Mantra 'Swaminarayan'.

But they should not perform worldly or any other activity. Moreover, previously cooked food, which has been left over at the time of eclipse, should be considered impure and should be discarded. But pickles, milk, curd, buttermilk and the food fried in ghee, oil without using water at all and the water which has been filled up fully into the pots and pitchers should not be discarded.

Because these things do not become impure by the effect of eclipse by placing the Sesame seeds or green tender sacred grass in them. During Solar eclipse, four quarters (of a day) prior to the eclipse, nobody should have food except children, aged and sick people. During Lunar eclipse, three quarters of a day prior to the eclipse, nobody should have food. Whereas children, aged and sick people should avoid having food, one quarter of a day prior to Solar or Lunar eclipse.

If the Solar eclipse is on sunday and Lunar eclipse is on monday, it is called 'Choodamani Yog'. The holy deeds, like cleansing, charity etc. performed during 'Choodamani Yog', are a lot more rewarding than the holy deeds performed during other days.