शनि देव Mantras
The deity of justice and karma, lord of the planet Saturn.
Lord Shani — Shani Dev, the son of Surya and lord of the planet Saturn — is the great dispenser of justice who returns to each soul the fruit of its own karma. Feared for the hard lessons of Sade Sati and Dhaiya, he is in truth the most impartial of deities, rewarding the righteous and humbling the arrogant. He is propitiated on Saturdays, and Lord Hanuman is worshipped alongside him for protection from his severity. His prayers and the protective Hanuman mantras follow.
Best day to worship: Saturday · 4 mantras available
The Legend of Lord Shani (Shani Dev)
It is told that once, when the great Hanuman sat absorbed in the remembrance of Lord Rama, Shani — the stern lord of Saturn, proud of the power of his gaze — came and demanded to cast his shadow upon him, boasting that none could escape his influence. Hanuman gently warned him to go his way.
When Shani would not relent and climbed upon him to trouble him, Hanuman caught him fast and pressed him hard — leaping and striding all the while — until Shani was bruised and crying out in pain. At last, humbled and begging release, Shani promised that he would never again trouble Hanuman, nor any devotee who remembers Hanuman with faith.
For his relief Shani sought oil to soothe his wounds — and so to this day devotees offer oil to Shani Dev and recite the Hanuman Chalisa on Saturdays for protection from his severity. The tale teaches that Shani, the impartial judge of karma, bows before sincere devotion, and that the humble and the righteous need not fear even the hardest of the planets.
शनि देव Mantras, Chalisa & Stotras
दशरथ कृत शनि स्तोत्र
राजा दशरथः स्तोत्रं सौरेरिदमथाकरोत्॥
पढ़ें और जपें →हनुमान चालीसा
श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज, निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि।
पढ़ें और जपें →बजरंग बाण
निश्चय प्रेम प्रतीति ते, बिनय करै सनमान।
पढ़ें और जपें →शिव चालीसा
॥ दोहा ॥
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