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.

Regarded by Hindus as the primary source of knowledge and the sacred foundation of their religion, the Vedas embody one of the world’s oldest ... to as “books of knowledge” even though they have been ...

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 ...