When the sun, the moon, and the earth are all in line, with the moon or the earth at the center, a solar or lunar eclipse takes place respectively. At the time of the eclipse, people bathe in the sacred rivers. They do charitable acts. The day after the eclipse they feed the poor, the Brahmins and the Sadhus. After the eclipse, they clean their houses, vessels, etc., and take a bath before they start cooking. One should not take food during the eclipse. When the eclipse begins the food will not get digested. One should take food only after seeing the sun or the moon free from the eclipse. When the clear sun or the moon is not seen before sunset or sunrise, in the case of the solar and lunar eclipse respectively,food can be taken only after the sun or the moon is seen the next day. Pregnant women should not see the sun or the moon during the time of the eclipse. If they do the child born may have some kind of defect. He may be born deaf, dumb, or blind. Householders are forb...