Rituals to be done on Chandra Grahanam(Lunar eclipse ) on 16/17-7-2019

Rituals to be done on Chandra Grahanam(Lunar eclipse ) on 16/17-7-2019-   including Sankalpa    for  Chandra  Grahana  Tharpanam  and Dakshinayana  Punya  Kala  Tharpanam

Compiled  by

P.R.Ramachander

Please  note that  According  to  Indian belief  the day  starts  with Sun  rise  and not  12  Midnight.  So the  Lunar eclipse  is on  16th  july   and on 17th  July  morning  , we  have  Kadaka  SAkramanam.

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

This  eclipse    is a total eclipse  all over India .When a total eclipse  occurs  , the moon is seen with red colour  .This is called  blood  moon  .In India   this year we would be seeing the blood moon   

This   Lunar Eclipse would be visible n large parts of Australia, Asia, Africa and   Europe,. It would not be visible  in North America  but visible in  South America  .I  am giving below   the time  of the eclipse  in  few  centres

                  Town                                 Starting time of eclipse                Ending time of eclipse

Trivandrum , Chennai  , Bangalore, Hyderabad , Mumbai	17Jul 2019    00.13	05.47
New Delhi	00.13	05.42
Kolkata	00.13	05.08
Tokyo	03.43	04.35
Hongkong	02.43	05.51
Singapore	02.43	07.11
Sydney	04.43	07.02
Melbourne	04.43	07.38
Dubai	16 july 2019 22.43	17-july 2019  04.17
Kuwait	21.43	03.17
Frankfurt	22.01	02.17
Paris	22.01	02.17
London	21.06	01.17

The Lunar eclipse Tharpana   has to be done   towards  the end of  Chandra Grahana on 16-7-2019  itself   because on 17-7-2019  , you have   to do  the tharpana  for  Dakshinayana Punya kala/Kadaka Ravi Sankramaa and two  tharpanas  cannot be done  on the same day  and both  these  tharpana   are important  .(the option of doing  Grahana tharpana  on 17^th early morning is not there.) So You have   to take bath  before doing  Grahana Tharpana  , Take bath   after  Tharpana  and again take bath before  doing Tharpana   on 17^th .

The   sankalpa manthra   for the Chandra  Grahana  THarpana  to be done on 16^th  late   at night  is

  Vikari nama samvathsare ,Utharayane   , Greeshma rithou,  mithuna mase , Shukla   pakshe, adhya Pornamasyam     punya thidhou , Bhouma  vasara yukthayam, uthrasashada nakshatra yukthayam, shubhayoga, shubhaKarana evam guna viseshena, visishtayam asyam Pornamasyam    punya thidhou, Somoparaga  punya kale , uparaga sradham , thilatharpana roopena adhya karishye

(Pournami  is up to   3.09 Am on 16th night  and  Uthrashada  Nakshatra  is 10.59 PM  on 17-7-2019)

The following stars are affected  Karthiga, uthram, uthradam , pooradam and thiruonam

(Those  whose Nakshatra   the eclipse are affected , should write the following sloka in a palm leaf /card board  and tie it to their forehead. After the eclipse this palm leaf (if palm leaf not available on card board ) and it should be removed. Then they should give in charity one Ash gourd, coconut and coin to a Brahmin chanting  

“Indro analo Yamo , riksho, varuno vayurevacham, Kubhera, eeso knandu Indu uparaga udhavyathaam mama”

For getting rid of the  problems caused  Individuals  they can also chant 

“Yo Sou  Vajra dharou Deva, nakshtraanaam   prabhurmatha, sahasra nayana Chandra  , graha peedaam Vyopahathu”

Sri Vaishnavas   chant the following stotra

Chandra antharyami   Sri  Anjaneya  preranayaa ,

Sri Anjana swami preethyartham  ,

CHandroparaga   peeda parihartham,

SAnaaga   Chandra bimba   dhanamaham karishye