Saturn
Shani
Discipline, karma, and structure. Governs longevity, obstacles, and life lessons.
Overview
Shani, Saturn, is the planet of karma and discipline. Saturn teaches through challenges and delays, bringing maturity and wisdom. It governs our capacity for hard work, patience, and dealing with limitations. Saturn takes approximately 2.5 years to transit each sign.
Saturn is depicted as a dark deity riding a crow or vulture, holding a sword, arrow, and bow. He is the son of the Sun and represents the karmic law of cause and effect.
Qualities
Governs
Ruling Nakshatras
Saturn in the 27 Nakshatras
The archetype, shadow, and integration of Saturn placed in each of the 27 lunar mansions.
Saturn as Amatyakaraka
When Saturn holds the second-highest degree in your birth chart, it becomes your Amatyakaraka — the planet governing your professional dharma, career path, and the quality of your working life.
Remedies & Practices
Chant Shani mantras on Saturdays
Wear blue sapphire (with caution)
Donate black items
Serve the poor and elderly
Light oil lamps
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