On Solar eclipse day, most of the temples
remained closed to block the ingress of negative energy. An atheist would have
loved to ask, 'If God were the creator and controller of all, why should he be
protected from a temporary celestial phenomenon?"
Hindu scriptures have the answer.
A temple is essentially manmade. The divine presence here is invoked by human
beings through mantras and rituals, and it manifests around the idol as an
aura. This energy is analogous to the
scent in flowers, butter in milk and fire in fuel. So ethereal is it, that gravitational
disturbances can have a debilitative effect. That is why Aagama saastraas ordain closure, protection, and ablution of
temples during occurrences like the eclipse, appearance of comets etc.
If planetary movements could impact such
sacred symbols, imagine what it could to do to mortals like us. Science may pooh-pooh this, even as it accepts
the lunar angle on tidal formations and lunacy. A free mind would however venture far beyond
this infantile vision, in search of knowledge, peace and hope.
- August
2009
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