komentar Bhikkhu Bodhi (dalam footnote SN):
Candima is a deva dwelling in the mansion of the moon. Suriya ia deva dwelling in the mansion of the sun.
When Rahu sees the sun and moon shining brightly, he becomes jealous and enters their orbital paths, where he stands with mouth agape. It then seems as if the lunar and solar mansions have been plunged into the great hell, and the devas in those mansions all cry out simultaneously in terror. While Rahu can cover the mansions with his hand, jaw, and tongue, and can even stuff his cheeks with them, he is unable to obstruct their motion. If he did make such an attempt they would split his head and come through the other side or pull him along and push him down [Spk-pt: because their motion is determined by the law of kamma and is extremely hard for anyone to stop directly].
maksud aye itu...
gerhana matahari terjadi karena...
matahari dihalangi oleh bulan, sehingga bayangan kena bumi, dan terjadilah gerhana matahari, dari Bumi emank keliatan kayak dimakan...tapi asline bukan..
kalo gerhana bulan terjadi karena...
matahari bersejajar dengan bumi dan bulan, sehingga banyangan bumi kena bulan...
so, ke-2 gerhana itu jelas banget BUKAN gara2 DEWA ato ASHURA...