As per the second
story, the creation of
God Shani was the
result of Maharishi
Kashyap's great 'yagna'.
When God Shani was in
the womb of Chaya,
Shiv Bhaktini Chaya was
so engrossed in
penance of God Shiva
that she did not care
for her food even. She
prayed so intensely
during her penance that
the prayers had a
profound influence on
the child in her womb.
As a result of such a
great penance of Chaya,
without food and shade
in the blazing sun, the
complexion of God Shani
became black. When God
Shani was born, Surya
was surprised to see
his dark complexion. He
began to doubt Chaya.
He insulted Chaya by
saying that this was
not his son.
From birth itself, God
Shani had inherited the
great powers of his
mother's penance. He
saw that his father
was insulting his
mother. He saw his
father with a cruel
gaze. As a result his
father's body was
charred black. The
horses of God Surya's
chariot stopped. The
chariot would not move.
Worried, God Surya
called out to God Shiva.
God Shiva advised God
Surya and explained to
him about what had
happened. That is,
because of him the
respect of mother and
child had been tarnished
and insulted. God Surya
accepted his fault and
apologized. And
regained his earlier
glorious looks and the
power of his chariot's
horses. Since then, God
Shani became a good
son to his father and
mother and an ardent
disciple of God Shiva.
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