Shani Puja, Shani Mantra and Remedies

Saturn is the most influential planet in Astrology. It is a slow moving planet as compared to others and therefore, it delivers more deep and powerful results. It is considered as a malefic planet in Vedic Astrology but, on the other hand, when Saturn acts like a functional benefic planet for a specific birth chart (especially for Taurus, Libra, Capricorn and Aquarius Ascendants), it brings positive changes and betterment in one’s life.

Planets in Astrology

In this article, we would like to make you understand how you can get good results from this planet by performing Saturn Remedies and enjoy good results in your life. Effects of Saturn possess different qualities in various houses of the birth chart. When Saturn is placed in the Third, Sixth and Eleventh Houses of a Birth Chart, is mostly considered as the best placement that bestows benefic results. However; in general cases, effects of Saturn in other houses remains quite troublesome. Provided it is powerful and well positioned. But, when it is weak, it brings health issues, mental restlessness, rheumatism, body pain, gastric issues, delay in accomplishments, chronic diseases, wealth losses, troubles to subordinates and elderly people, and pain in feet. For Taurus and Libra ascendant, it becomes Yogakaraka Planet and thus, it brings rise and success in their life as well as helps in flourishing life. As Saturn is a significator of Karma, hence, it impacts your career in most influential ways.

The effect of Saturn can mostly be seen during Saturn Mahadasha, Antardasha, Pratyantar Dasha and Saturn Transit.

Here, we are trying to tell you about Saturn remedies so that you may perform them with ease and bring positive changes in your life. Remedial measures always help you overcome most of your worries and issues pertaining to different walks of your life.

Saturn Remedies through your Dress & Lifestyle

Every planet affects our lives in a most dramatic way. Whenever a specific period of the planet starts or the planet transits in a specific house in your horoscope, the planet and its related things surround us so that we would totally befall under that planet’s effect. Every planet denotes specific color and controls human life in many ways hence; to enjoy a good life, you should use (if a planet is benefic for you) or avoid (if a planet is malefic for you) following specific things related to each planet:-

For this, you can change your lifestyle as per the following:

• You should wear Black Colour clothes in routine and keep your associates, servants, labour, etc. always happy to get blessings from Planet Saturn.
• You should pay respect to your paternal uncle & old people of your family and society.
• Try not to consume liquor, fish, egg or non-vegetarian foods.
• You should not drink milk at night and do not buy rubber, iron related things on Saturday.
• You should start helping others and perform virtuous deeds.

Prayer as Saturn Remedy

Prayer is the best way to connect your soul with the almighty. Prayer is like a request to heal you, to keep your morale high and give you strength to overcome all the challenges that you are facing in your life. If you pray, it gives you hope and power to fulfill your deeds with sincerity. There is a specific deity related to each planet hence; you can pray to a specific deity or planet in order to appease them to give you a boon.

To attain blessings of Planet Saturn, you should worship Lord Shani by offering him mustard oil and black lentil. You can also worship the divine couple, Radha-Krishna. Lord Hanuman is the friend of Lord Shani hence, you can worship Lord Hanuman and moreover, worship of Shri Kurma Avatar of Lord Maha Vishnu will also give you a boon.

Fasting as a medium for Saturn Remedies

Fasting is a way to devote yourself fully to the almighty and it purifies your internal as well as external body. Fasting gives you willpower that would be helpful in many ways. It is also a way to please planets. If you wish to keep yourself fit and appease planets, you may go for the fastings on specific days for a particular planet.

If you wish to appease Saturn, you should keep fasting on Saturdays.

Donation (Daan) as a remedy for Saturn Planet

According to Vedic Astrology, Daan (donation) is the best way to get rid of malefic effects of a planet as well as it gives you a chance to do some good and pious acts to remove your sins. It should be done with full faith and devotion and without any expectation in return. Daan should be given to a Supatra (a good and suitable person). In Vedic Astrology, the planets which are good for you, you should give them power; and the planets that are giving you suffering, you should perform donation for that specific planet, so as to make its effect weak.

To get better results of Saturn, donations related to this planet should be done on Saturday, during Saturn Hora and Saturn’s Nakshatra (Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada) in the evening. The following things can be donated as Saturn Remedy:

Black Lentil (Sabut Urad), Iron, Mustard Oil, Sesame Seeds, Male Buffalo and Black clothes.

Mantra for Saturn Remedies

Mantras have great significance in Vedic Astrology since ancient times. Every mantra creates specific vibration and energizes a person with the powerful energy of the deity related to that specific planet. Chanting of Shani Mantra is a very good and easy way to appease your planets, however; a correct pronunciation is a must. Apart from that to reach ultimate state, you should chant the mantra in specified number.

To appease and to receive blessings of Planet Saturn or Lord Shani, you should recite Shani Beej Mantra i.e. Aum Praam Preem Proum Sah Shanaishcharaye Namah !

You should chant this mantra for 23000 times. As per Desh-Kaal-Patra Siddhanta, the same should be chant 4 times of 23000 in Kalyuga, so you should chant Shani Beej Mantra for 92000 times.

You can also chant other mantra, i.e. Aum Sham Shanicharaya Namah !

Establishment of Yantra as a part of Saturn Remedies

Yantras are symmetrical diagrams and they can be used to supplement the efficacy of mantras and are very helpful in situations when the mantra cannot be recited, or where the presence of the deity in the form of a symbol is essential, or in situations where a native can not bear the cost of gemstones. Yantras generally are drawn on Bhojpatra (parchment) and worn as a talisman on the body. If it is not possible for you to make it, the same can be engraved on an amulet or pendant. There are Nine planets and every planet has its own specific yantra. These Yantras are collectively called Navgrah yantra.

To get auspicious results of Saturn, you should wear Shani Yantra. It should be worn during Saturday, in Saturn Hora and Saturn Nakshatra.

Jadi as a tool for Saturn Remedies

Roots (Jadi) of plants are very auspicious and useful to balance planetary influences in our life. If you wear root of a specific plant, according to Vedic Astrology, it would never give you any bad effect; rather it will improve the positive effect of that specific planet and dilute planetary malefices.

To avoid negative results and to enjoy favourable aspects of Planet Saturn, you should wear Bichu Jadi or Dhatura Mool on Saturday during Saturn Hora and Saturn Nakshatra.

Saturn Remedies through Rudraksha

Rudraksha means teardrops of Lord Shiva. It is highly powerful and used for spiritual upliftment. It provides the native with prosperity, peace, good health and helps in overcoming challenges from all walks of life. When you wear it, it increases your wit and blesses you with the divine grace of Lord Shiva. Every Planet has different attributes hence; for each planet, there is different Rudraksha.

For Saturn Planet, you should wear any of the following Rudraksha by reciting specific mantra of that Rudraksha bead. The said Mantras are appended below:

7 Faced

Mantra for wearing 7 faced Rudraksha:

Aum Hoom Namah!
OR
Aum Hraam Krim Hrim Soum!

14 Faced
Mantra for wearing 14 faced Rudraksha:
Aum Namah!
OR
Aum Ye Sham Apa Aum!

Gemstone For Saturn

Our divine earth have natural sources of minerals. These minerals and crystals have mysterious powers, healing qualities and spiritual meanings. These are commonly known as Gemstones or birthstones and are either be precious or semi-precious. Gemstones are being used since ancient times by many kings and royal people. Every planet combined with a specific gemstone, helps in balancing the effect of that planet upon us.

For planet Saturn, you should wear Blue Sapphire Gemstone in a silver ring in your middle finger on Saturday during Saturn Nakshatra.

Other Saturn Remedies

Apart from the above remedies, you can do following:

• Do mopping and cleaning at the main passage of any religious place.
• Feed wheat flour to ants and perform Chaya Patra Daan.
• Help the needy and differently abled people of the society.

We do hope that this article about Saturn Remedies would help you in various ways. By performing above-mentioned remedies, you would feel calm and relax, and would achieve success in all walks of life.