Solar Eclipse of June 21 2020

The solar eclipse will occur with the luminaries at 6 degrees and Rahu at 5 degrees of sidereal Gemini in the nakshtra of Mrigshira.  In India, this eclipse will begin on June 21st at 9.15 am IST and will end at 15.04 pm. The maximum eclipse will be visible at 12.10 pm.

In USA, this eclipse begins at 11:45 PM June 20th and will end at 5:34 AM on June 21st. The maximum eclipse will be at 2:40 AM on June 21st.

This eclipse is not visible in USA. But solar eclipse are effecive time for Sadhna irrespective of where one lives.

This is a great time to do a homa or japa. Any mantra is fine, but mantras of Ugra devatas are particularly better. Homa or japa to Narasimha or Durga or Hanuman.

If there is a wish in mind and it is reasonably dharmik, it is not a bad idea to take a specific sankalpa and get it fulfilled.

Link to Durga Homa
Durga Homa

Link to Narasinma Homa

Narsimha Homa

More information about Ugra devata:

When one does homam, the deity burns some of the blocking karmas of the person and brings positive karmas to fruition. Over time, this results in good developments in life and also cleansing, purification and eventual transformation of inherent nature.

Suppose you are removing some rotten fruits at the top of a basket and throwing them in garbage, in order to extract a good fruit stuck under them. If you do it slowly, it will be fine. But, if you are in a hurry and do it too fast, a little bit of rotten stuff can spill over the floor.

While soumya devatas are gentle and work slowly, ugra devatas are harsh and work fast. Any trouble you experience when doing ugra devata sadhana is like the rotten pieces spilled on the floor. But remember that the good fruit will be taken out faster in this approach.

This applies to all sadhanas of ugra devatas and not just homam, but homam is an accelerated form of sadhana. Those who can accept anything thrown at them by the chosen deity with a sense of

surrender and without expectations can worship ugra devatas in fire and progress fast. But, those who want to go slower may want to stick to soumya devatas.

Devatas are very subtle forms of consciousness. Their self-identification is to what is known as soul and represented by Sun. They work on your individual soul and free it from the karmas it carries.

Chanting the following mantra to attain perfection:

om Hrim Ksraum ugram viram maha-vishnum
jvalantam sarvato mukham
nrisimham bhishanam bhadram
mrityur mrityum namamy aham

"I bow down to Lord Narasimha who is ferocious and heroic like Lord Vishnu. He is burning from every side. He is terrific, auspicious and the death of death personified."

More information about the timing of eclipse

For more information about ecipse timing refer to: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2020-june-21