A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, completely covering the Sun's disk.

Astronomers examining the Rig Veda, an ancient Hindu text, identified references to a total solar eclipse dating back approximately 6,000 years, making it the oldest known mention of an eclipse.

The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 3, No. 1, 1867 The Sixth Hymn of the First Book of the ... The Sixth Hymn of the First Book of the Rig Veda This is the ...

The period of 1500 B.C and 600 B.C was divided into Early Vedic Age (Rig Vedic Period) and Later Vedic Age. • Rig Vedic Period: 1500 B.C- 1000 B.C; It was in this period, Aryans were supposed to ...

Rig Veda differentiates between bhaktam and a-bhkatam. Yaska, in his Nirukta with reference to the verse, uses the term ‘bhaktini’as the share of agni. Traditional Vedic commentator Sayana ...

He looks down upon creation from the highest heaven. Only he knows the answer - or perhaps he does not know." (Rig Veda 10:129.1–7) ...

The period of 1500 B.C and 600 B.C was divided into Early Vedic Age (Rig Vedic Period) and Later Vedic Age. • Rig Vedic Period: 1500 B.C- 1000 B.C; It was in this period, Aryans were supposed to ...