SURYAPUTRA SHANIDEV AND HANUMAN

The
worship of
Lord
Hanuman is
a panacea
for the
harsh
effects of
the
'unfavourab
le' presence
of Lord
Shani. In
the
Ramayana,
Lord
Hanuman 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.
Another
version of
the
encounter
between
Lord
Hanuman
and Shani
Bhagavan is
that 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
and the
ceiling of
the room
they were
in. 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 (Shani)
would
moderate
or eliminate
the malefic
effects of
his
influence on
that
person;
following
this, Lord
Hanuman
released
Shani.
Ways to
please
Shani
Bhagavan
According
to legend,
Shani is a
devotee of
Lord Shiva.
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.
Suryaputhr
o
Deerghadeh
o
Vishaalaaks
hah
Shivapriyah
|
Mandachaar
ah
Prasannath
maa
peedam
harathu me
Shanih ||
सूर्य
पुत्रो दीर्घ
देहो विशाल
ाक्षः शिवप्
रियः।
मन्दचारः प्
रसन्नात्मा
पीडां हरतु
मे शनिः ॥
According
to the
Vedic
astrology,
in order to
get
protection
against the
bad effects
of Saturn's
transit, the
following
are the
possible
remedies
during the
important
transits of
Saturn -
Kanta Sani
(When
Saturn
transits
through the
eighth
house from
the natal
moon sign),
Sade-sati
(when
Saturn
transits
through the
twelvth,
first and
second
houses
from the
natal moon
sign) - -
Worship
Mother
Goddess
Kali during
Dark Moon -
Worship
Vishnu in
the form of
Lord Krishna
and keep
chanting
'Om Namo
Narayanaya
', 'Hare
Krishna
Hare
Krishna
Krishna
Krishna
Hare Hare..'
A common
mantra for
drawing the
support of
Shani
Bhagavan
is: Om
Sham
Shanaiscary
aye Namah.
The
following is
another
mantra for
propitiating
Shani: Aum
praang
preeng
proung sah
Shanaye
namah
Neelaanjan
samaabhaa
sam
raviputram
yamaagraja
m,
Chaayaa-
maartanda
m-
sambhoota
m, Tam
namaami
Shanaishch
aram.
Some
devotees
chant 'Om
Sham
Shanaiscary
aye Namah'
108 times
daily. Also,
if reading
vedic
textures
are
practised,
then it is
suggested
to recite
Saturn's
sloka from
Navagraha
Suka
starting
'Shanno...'