Viyahapannatti 12.5.546

12.5.546

rāyagihe jāva evaṃ vayāsī–bahujaṇa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! annamannassa evamāikkhai jāva evaṃ parūvei–evaṃ khalu rāhū caṃdaṃ geṇhati, evaṃ khalu rāhū caṃdaṃ geṇhati|
se kahameyaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ?
goyamā! jaṇṇaṃ se bahujaṇe annamannassa evamāikkhai jāva je te evamāhaṃsu micchaṃ te evamāhaṃsu, ahaṃ puṇa goyamā! evamāikkhāmi jāva evaṃ parūvemi–evaṃ khalu rāhū deve mahiḍḍhīe jāva mahesakkhe varavatthadhare varamalladhare varagaṃdhadhare varābharaṇadhārī|
rāhussa ṇaṃ devassa nava nāmadhejjā pannattā, taṃ jahā–siṃghāḍae jaḍilae khattae kharae daddure magare macche kacchabhe kaṇhasappe|
rāhussa ṇaṃ devassa vimānā paṃcavaṇṇā pannattā, taṃ jahā–kiṇhā, nīlā, lohiyā, hāliddā, sukkilā| atthi kālae rāhuvimāṇe khaṃjaṇavaṇṇābhe pannatte, atthi nīlae rāhuvimāne lāuyavaṇṇābhe pannatte, atthi lohie rāhuvimāne maṃjiṭṭhavaṇṇābhe pannatte, atthi pītae rāhuvimāne hāliddavaṇṇābhe pannatte, atthi sukkilae rāhuvimāne bhāsarāsivaṇṇābhe pannatte|
jadā ṇaṃ rāhū āgacchamāṇe vāgacchamāṇe vā viuvvamāṇe vā pariyāremāṇe vā caṃdalessaṃ puratthimeṇaṃ āvarettā ṇaṃ paccatthimeṇaṃ vītīvayai tadā ṇaṃ puratthimeṇaṃ caṃde uvadaṃseti, paccatthimeṇaṃ rāhū| jadā ṇaṃ rāhū āgacchamāṇe vā gacchamāṇe vā viuvvamāṇe vā pariyāremāṇe vā caṃdalessaṃ paccatthimeṇaṃ āvarettā ṇaṃ puratthimeṇaṃ bītīvayai tadā ṇaṃ paccatthimeṇaṃ caṃde uvadaṃseti, puratthimeṇaṃ rāhū| evaṃ jahā puratthimeṇaṃ paccatthimeṇa ya do ālāvagā bhaṇiyā evaṃ dāhiṇeṇaṃ uttareṇa ya do ālāvagā bhāṇiyavvā| evaṃ uttarapuratthimeṇaṃ dāhiṇapaccatthimeṇa ya do ālāvagā bhāṇiyavvā| evaṃ dāhiṇapuratthimeṇaṃ uttarapaccatthimeṇa ya do ālāvagā bhāṇiyavvā| evaṃ ceva jāva tadā ṇaṃ uttarapaccatthimeṇaṃ caṃde uvadaṃseti, dāhiṇapuratthimeṇaṃ rāhū|
jadā ṇaṃ rāhū āgacchamāṇe vā gacchamāṇe vā viuvvamāṇe vā pariyāremāṇe vā caṃdalessaṃ āvaremāṇe-āvaremāṇe ciṭṭhai tadā ṇaṃ manussaloe manussā vadaṃti–evaṃ khalu rāhū caṃdaṃ geṇhati, evaṃ khalu rāhū caṃdaṃ geṇhati|
jadā ṇaṃ rāhū āgacchamāṇe vā gacchamāṇe vā viuvvamāṇe vā pariyāremāṇe vā caṃdalessaṃ āvarettā ṇaṃ pāsenaṃ vītīvayai tadā ṇaṃ manussaloe manussā vadaṃti–evaṃ khalu caṃdeṇaṃ rāhussa kucchī bhinnā, evaṃ khalu caṃdeṇaṃ rāhussa kucchī bhinnā|
jadā ṇaṃ rāhū āgacchamāṇe vā gacchamāṇe vā viuvvamāṇe vā pariyāremāṇe vā caṃdalessaṃ āvarettā ṇaṃ paccosakkai tadā ṇaṃ manussaloe manussā vadaṃti–evaṃ khalu rāhuṇā caṃde vaṃte, evaṃ khalu rāhuṇā caṃde vaṃte|
jadā ṇaṃ rāhū āgacchamāṇe vā gacchamāṇe vā viuvvamāṇe vā pariyāre-māṇe vā caṃdalessaṃ ahe sapakkhiṃ sapaḍidisiṃ āvarettā ṇaṃ ciṭṭhai tadā ṇaṃ manussaloe manussā vadaṃti–evaṃ khalu rāhuṇā caṃde ghatthe, evaṃ khalu rāhuṇā caṃde ghatthe|
kativihe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! rāhū pannatte?
goyamā! duvihe rāhū pannatte, taṃ jahā–dhuvarāhū ya, pavvarāhū ya| tattha ṇaṃ je se dhuvarāhū se ṇaṃ bahulapakkhassa pāḍivae pannarasa-tibhāgeṇaṃ pannarasatibhāgaṃ caṃdalessaṃ āvaremāṇe-āvaremāṇe ciṭṭhai, taṃ jahā–paḍhamāe paḍhamaṃ bhāgaṃ, bitiyāe bitiyaṃ bhāgaṃ jāva pannarasesu pannarasamaṃ bhāgaṃ| carimasamaye caṃde ratte bhavai, avasese samaye caṃde ratte vā viratte vā bhavai| tameva sukkapakkhassa uvadaṃsemāṇe-uvadaṃsemāṇe ciṭṭhai, paḍhamāe paḍhamaṃ bhāgaṃ jāva pannarasesu pannarasamaṃ bhāgaṃ| carimasamaye caṃde viratte bhavai, avasese samaye caṃde ratte vā viratte vā bhavai| tattha ṇaṃ je se pavvarāhū se jahanneṇaṃ chaṇhaṃ māsāṇaṃ ukkoseṇaṃ bāyālīsāe māsāṇaṃ caṃdassa, aḍayālīsāe saṃvaccharāṇaṃ sūrassa|

In Rājagṛha, up to: [Gautama] spoke thus:
"Venerable Sir! Many people say to one another, up to proclaim thus: 'Indeed, Rāhu seizes the moon; indeed, Rāhu seizes the moon.'
How is that so, Venerable Sir?"
"Gautama! What those many people say to one another, up to—those who say that, say it falsely. But I, Gautama, say thus, up to proclaim thus:
'Indeed, the deva Rāhu possesses great supernatural power, up to great majesty, wears excellent garments, wears excellent garlands, wears excellent fragrances, and wears excellent ornaments.'
Nine names of the deva Rāhu have been declared, that is to say: Siṅghāḍaga, Jaḍilaga, Khattaga, Kharaga, Daddura, Magara, Maccha, Kacchabha, and Kaṇhasappa.
The celestial abodes of the deva Rāhu are declared to be of five colours, that is to say: black, blue, red, yellow, and white. There is a black Rāhu celestial abode declared to have the colour of collyrium; there is a blue Rāhu celestial abode declared to have the colour of a bottle-gourd; there is a red Rāhu celestial abode declared to have the colour of madder; there is a yellow Rāhu celestial abode declared to have the colour of turmeric; there is a white Rāhu celestial abode declared to have the colour of a heap of ashes.
When Rāhu, arriving, or departing, or transforming, or sporting, having covered the lunar radiance from the east, passes over to the west, then the moon appears in the east and Rāhu in the west. When Rāhu, arriving, or departing, or transforming, or sporting, having covered the lunar radiance from the west, passes over to the east, then the moon appears in the west and Rāhu in the east. Just as two statements have been spoken for east and west, likewise two statements are to be spoken for south and north. Likewise two statements are to be spoken for north-east and south-west. Likewise two statements are to be spoken for south-east and north-west. Just so up to: then the moon appears in the north-west and Rāhu in the south-east.
When Rāhu, arriving, or departing, or transforming, or sporting, stays continuously covering the lunar radiance, then in the human world people say: 'Indeed, Rāhu seizes the moon; indeed, Rāhu seizes the moon.'
When Rāhu, arriving, or departing, or transforming, or sporting, having covered the lunar radiance, passes by the side, then in the human world people say: 'Indeed, the belly of Rāhu has been split by the moon; indeed, the belly of Rāhu has been split by the moon.'
When Rāhu, arriving, or departing, or transforming, or sporting, having covered the lunar radiance, moves back, then in the human world people say: 'Indeed, the moon was vomited by Rāhu; indeed, the moon was vomited by Rāhu.'
When Rāhu, arriving, or departing, or transforming, or sporting, stays having covered the lunar radiance from below, along with its sides and in every direction, then in the human world people say: 'Indeed, the moon was swallowed by Rāhu; indeed, the moon was swallowed by Rāhu.'
How many kinds of Rāhu, Venerable Sir, have been declared?"
"Gautama! Two kinds of Rāhu have been declared, that is to say: constant Rāhu and node Rāhu.
Therein, that which is constant Rāhu stays covering the lunar radiance fifteenth part by fifteenth part from the first day of the dark fortnight, that is to say: the first part on the first day, the second part on the second day, up to the fifteenth part on the fifteenth day. At the final instant the moon is fully covered; at the remaining instants the moon is [partially] covered or uncovered. Just so, in the bright fortnight, he stays making [the moon] manifest, the first part on the first day up to the fifteenth part on the fifteenth day. At the final instant the moon is fully uncovered; at the remaining instants the moon is [partially] covered or uncovered.
Therein, that which is node Rāhu [eclipses] the moon at a minimum [every] six months, at a maximum [every] forty-two months; and the sun [every] forty-eight years."