Baby Anjaney thought the sun was actually some delicious fruit. He was fascinated by its size. ‘I should get that yummy fruit! If I eat it, then I would not be hungry for a long time,’ he thought. He quickly jumped into the sky and rushed towards the sun! As he was nearing the sun, Anjaney suddenly saw a very large head of a demon heading to gobble up the sun. He got very angry. ‘I cannot allow somebody else to steal the fruit that I wish to eat!’ he thought. It was the hour of solar eclipse. Legend has it that the Sun-god had exposed the true identity of demon Rahu during the churning of the Milky Ocean. Since then, Rahu swallows the sun now and then as revenge, thereby causing solar eclipse. Unaware of this fact, Anjaney heaved and pushed away demon Rahu before he could go to grab his ‘fruit’.
Anjaney Chases Rahu Away
