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Shani Deva
Shani Deva or Śani (शनि) also known as Shanaiscarya (शनैश्वर), Shani Bhagavan,
Shaneesvara and Shaneesvaran. Shani Deva is the
son of Surya (the Sun God) and the mother of Lord Shani is Chhaya (Suvarna).
Shani is the Lord of Saturday and embodied in the planet Saturn. He is the cousin of Yama, the God of justice.
According to Hindu scriptures, favourable Shani bestows wealth and fame but at the same time, an
unfavourable Shani gives endless miseries. A favourable period of planet Shani bestows sharp memory, and makes people wealthy and famous. There is a satisfactory profit in business and one can also get hidden treasures. During the unfavorable period of Shani, one has to face endless miseries. Chances for loss of property, wealth and health also do exist. There can also be
humiliation in public life, as a result of
involvement in ill deeds. One has to face humiliation and sometimes gets diseased to incurable ailments.
Lord Shani punishes only those who are involved in ill deeds. However, he becomes happy and favorable to people performing good deeds
and rewards them with lots of progress in their life and may also elevate them to high positions
Lord Shani delivers the result of our deeds without any favour or animosity. |
Shani is depicted as dark in colour, black clothed, holding
sword, arrows and two daggers. He is depicted to be mounted on a black crow. |
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Attributes of Shani Deva
Shani is depicted as dark in colour, black clothed, holding
sword, arrows and two daggers. He is depicted to be mounted on a black crow.
He is also known as Shanaiscar (शनैश्वर) Shani Bhagavan, Shaneesvara,
Saneesvara, Shaneesvaran, Shani Deva.
Father of Lord Shani: Surya or Lord Sun
Mother of Lord Shani: Chhaya (Suvarna)
Brother of Lord Shani: Yamaraj, Savarni Manu, Ashwani Kumar
Sister of Lord Shani: Yamuna, Tapti, Bhadra
Guru of Lord Shani : Lord Shiva
Gotra of Lord Shani: Kashyap
Interest of Lord Shani: Service, Spirituality, Law, Diplomacy and Politics
Place of Birth: Saurashtra
Colour: Black (Krishna)
Nature: Windy
Deity :
Yama
Characteristics: Darkness (gloomy)
Enemy Planets :Sun, Moon and Mars
Friendly Planets: Mercury, Venus and Rahu
Season of Lord Shani: Autumn (Shishir)
Nature of Lord Shani: Serious, Renouncing, Ascetic, Obstinate, Indifferent
Traditional foods : Sesame seeds or black gram, black lentils or udad
Favorable flower: Violet colour
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Shani Deva and Lord Hanuman
According to the Ramayana,
Lord Hanuman (श्री हनुमान) is said to
have rescued Shani from the clutches of Ravana and in gratitude, Shani promised
Hanuman that anyone who prayed to Him (Hanuman), especially on Saturdays, would
be rescued from the "malefic" effects of Saturn, or at the very least, the effects would be softened.
In an another legend once Shani climbed on to Hanuman's shoulder, implying that Shani's influence was
beginning on Lord Hanuman. At this, Hanuman assumed a large size, and Shani was
caught painfully between Hanuman's shoulders. As the pain was unbearable, Lord Shani requested Lord Hanuman to
release him, promising in return, that if a person prayed to Lord Hanuman, he
would moderate or eliminate the malefic effects of his influence on that person; following this, Lord Hanuman released Shani.
Shani Deva and Lord Shiva
Shani is a devotee of
Lord Shiva (शिव). As mentioned in the
"Navagraha Pidahara Sthothram" of "Brahmanda Purana", anybody who chants the
following sthothra is relieved from all the ill-effects of Shani.
ॐ सूर्य पुत्रो दीर्घ देहो विशालाक्षः शिवप्रियः।
मंदाचारा प्रसन्नात्मा पीडां हरतु मे शनिः ॥
Suryaputhro Deerghadeho Vishaalaakshah Shivapriyah |
Mandachaarah Prasannathmaa peedam harathu me Shanih || |
Lord Hanuman
Lord Shiva |
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Shani in vedic Astrology
According to Vedic astrology, Shani
Deva is one of the nine Navagraha or planets. Shani is considered to be the strongest malefic and a stern teacher who
represents patience, effort, endeavour, and endurance; and who brings restrictions and misfortunes. However, a favorably-placed Shani on the
horoscope of a person stands for a strong career, healthy life and everything
positive for that person. Shani placed "unfavorably", on the other hand, denotes troubles in all of the above.
This movement of Shani through the moon signs carries great importance
in Hindu astrology. The effect of Shani starts when it enters the previous rashi/moonsign to one's own birth rashi and stops when it
leaves the rashi/moonsign after one's birth rashi. The total period of 7.5 years
is called Saadesaati or "Elanata Shani", and is typically a period of great difficulty. When it occurs for a person foregoing Shani Maha
Dasha the malefic effects of the planet are highly pronounced. It is said that Shani can reduce even a king to a pauper during such period.
Shani rules the signs Makara (Capricorn) and Kumbha (Aquarius), is exalted in Tula (Libra) and is debilitated in Mesha (Aries). Mercury, Venus, Rahu, Ketu are
considered friendly towards Shani or Saturn, while the Sun, Moon and Mars are enemies. Guru or Jupiter maintains neutral relations with Shani. Shani is the
lord of three nakshatras or lunar mansions: Pushya, Anuradha and Uttara Bhadrapada.
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The planet Shani or Saturn revolves around the Sun in about 30 years, which
means it passes through all the 12 rashis or moonsigns in 30 years. Thus Shani Dev spends on an average about two and half years in each rashi or moonsign.
Recently NASA’s Spitzer Space
Telescope has discovered an enormous Ring around Saturn |
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Prayers to please Lord Shani
The story of Shani Bhagavan's life is described in Shri Shani Mahatmyam
( ॥श्रीशनिमहात्म्यं॥
) written several centuries ago. The story of Shani Mahatyam
describes how devotion is required to please him and receive his
blessings. Shani Mahatyam stresses values such as perseverance in difficult times, complete
devotion and faith in the values one believes in, and never to lose confidence in life in spite of difficulties.
An important mantra to please Shani Bhagavan is:
Om Sham Shanaiscaryaye Namah.
शनि-पीडानाशक -स्तोत्र
ॐ नमस्ते
कोणसंस्थाय पिगंलाय नमोऽस्तु ते |
नमस्ते बभ्रुरुपाय कृष्णाय च नमोऽस्तु ते ||
नमस्ते रौद्रदेहाय नमस्ते चान्तकाय च |
नमस्ते यज्ञसंज्ञाय नमस्ते शौरये विभौ ||
नमस्ते मन्दसंज्ञाय
शनैश्चर नमोऽस्तु ते |
प्रसादं कुरु देवेश दीनस्य प्रणतस्य च ||
Shani Temples
ShaniDham:
A Shani temple ShaniDham, is at Fatehpur Beri, about 6 km from Chhattarpur temple & 16 km from the Qutub Minar, at Mehrauli, South
Delhi . It has got the tallest 21 feet high statue of Lord Shani in the
world made of Astdhatu and a natural rock of Shani. Many devotees visit every
Saturday to please Lord Shani. The main Poojan for Kaalsarp and Sadhesatti and
Dhaiya are done here on Shani Amavasaya, the most auspicious day for pleasing Lord Shani.
Shani Devaalayam in Deonar: There is a Shani Temple in Deonar, in Mumbai. The
temple is situated east of the Shivaji statue at the junction of Chembur,
Deonar, Govandi on (Mumbai- Pune- Bangalore) Eastern Express Highway. The
Presiding Deity of this Temple is Lord Shaneeswara: a beautiful, mighty, and
imposing seven foot tall black statue. There are several Shree Shaneeswara Swami Temples in Mumbai.
Another temple is at Kuchanoor, 20 km from Theni, near Madurai. The Lord is seen
in swayambhu (self-appeared) form, the name of the town being derived from
Kubjan, one of Shani's names (Kubjanoor). There is a Viswaroopa Sarvamangala Shaneeswara Bhagawan sannidhi inside Devi
Nagamuthu Mariamma temple in EB Colony, Adambakkam.
Shani pilgrimages
Lord Shani Temple, Gwalior Kokilavan, Vrindavan.
Shree Shani Temple Beedh, Maharastra.
Shree Shani Kshetra Nastanpur, Maharastra.
Shree Shani Kshetra Model Tirth Nandur bar, Maharastra.
Shree Shani Kshetra Rameshwar Tirth.
Shree Shani Tirth Tirunalaru, Tamil Nadu.
Shree Shani Mandir Tirth, Ujjain.
Shree Shani Shingnapur, Maharastra.
Shree Shani Tirth Kshetra, Asola, Fatehpur Beri, Mehrauli, Delhi.
Shree Sidh Shakti Peeth ShaniDham,
Shree Shani Temple, Madivala, Bangalore
Shanaischara Temple Hassan
Sree Shanimahatma Temple,Pavagada, Tumkur dist, Karnataka
Sree Shanimahatma Temple, Sayyajirao road, Mysore.
Sree Shaneeswara Temple, NandiWaddemanu, Nagarkurnool, Andhrapradesh.
Sree Shani Temple, Hathla,Jamnagar District,Gujarat
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The Tallest Statue of Lord
Shani in the World at
Shanidham, twenty-one feet
high, made of Ashtadhatu
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Shani in Jainism
In Jaina religion One who prays to Lord Munisuvarat
the 20th Jain Tirthankara is protected from Shani as he is a devotee of
Lord Munisuvarat. Tirhankara Munisuvarat idol is always found made up of Black
colour whose symbol is Tortoise. Millions of devotees across the world have witnessed miracles of
Lord Munisuvarat swami who appeared approx. 10,000 years ago.
Shani Jaynti
Shani Deva
Jayanti will be observed this year on Saturday, the June 12, 2010.
In this day visit the nearby temple of Shani Deva in the morning and
offer the oil with reciting the following mantra
ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः
Shani Mantra and Shani Yantra
श्री शनि मन्त्र व शनि यन्त्र
ॐ शं
शनैश्चराय नमः
ॐ सूर्य पुत्रो दीर्घ देहो विशालाक्षः शिवप्रियः।
मंदाचारा प्रसन्नात्मा पीडां हरतु मे शनिः ॥
ॐ नीलांजन समाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम् |
छाया मार्तण्ड सभ्भूतं तंम् नमामि शनेश्वरम् ||
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शमग्निभिः करच्छनः
स्तपंतु सूर्यः|
शंवातोवा त्वरपा
अपस्निधाः|
ॐ प्राँ प्री प्रोँ सः
शनये नमः
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