এত জানিঽ রাহু কৈল চন্দ্রের গ্রহণ ঽকৃষ্ণঽ ঽকৃষ্ণঽ ঽহরিঽ নামে ভাসে ত্রিভুবন
एत जानिऽ राहु कैल चन्द्रेर ग्रहण ऽकृष्णऽ ऽकृष्णऽ ऽहरिऽ नामे भासे त्रिभुवन
eta jāni' rāhu kaila candrera grahaṇa 'kṛṣṇa' 'kṛṣṇa' 'hari' nāme bhāse tri-bhuvana
Synonyms
eta jāni'—knowing all this; rāhu—the zodiac figure Rāhu; kaila—attempted; candrera—of the moon; grahaṇa—eclipse; kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa—the holy name of Kṛṣṇa; hari—the holy name of Hari; nāme—the names; bhāse—inundated; tri-bhuvana—the three worlds..
Translation
Considering this, Rāhu, the black planet, covered the full moon, and immediately vibrations of "Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Hari!" inundated the three worlds.
Purport
According to the Jyotir Veda, the Rāhu planet comes in front of the full moon, and thus a lunar eclipse takes place. It is customary in India that all the followers of the Vedic scriptures take bath in the Ganges or the sea as soon as there is a lunar or solar eclipse. All strict followers of Vedic religion stand up in the water throughout the whole period of the eclipse and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. At the time of the birth of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu such a lunar eclipse took place, and naturally all the people standing in the water were chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.