Note 17 — Chapter I · Nature
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Eclipses (Gĕrhana) of the sun or moon are considered to be the outward and visible sign of the devouring of those bodies17 by a sort of gigantic dragon (rahu)18 or dog (anjing). Hence the tumult made during an eclipse by the Malays, who imagine that if they make a sufficient din they will frighten the monster away.