Talk about Shani or Sani to a Hindu and the first reaction will be fear and then the mentioning of ill effects and troubles. Shani is dreaded by Hindus, especially by those who believe in astrology. Many people observe an Upvaas or fast to avoid the adversities and misfortunes on Shanivar or Saturday. It is believed that those who have the blessing of Lord Hanuman are protected from the wrath of Shani. Therefore many people make it a point to worship Hanuman at home or in temples. Black is the preferred color on Saturday.
Shani, one of the Navagrahas, is worshipped in numerous temples and there are also temples exclusively dedicated to Sani. Devotees who are observing Shanivar Vrat usually visit Shani shrines. Black colored items like sesame til, sesame oil, black clothes, and black gram whole are offered to Shani. It must be noted here that the color of the idol of Shani is always black in color.
Those devotees who fast on Saturday only take a single meal that too in the evening after prayers. Food prepared usually consists of sesame til or black gram or any other black colored food item. Salt is avoided by many on the day.
Shani is represented as a deity carrying bow and arrows and riding a vulture. Some devotees worship a black iron idol of Sani. Some worship the Peepal Tree and tie thread around its bark. Black colored items like sesame oil and black clothes are also donated on the day.
Shani is so dreaded that many Hindus avoid journeys on Saturday. There are also numerous tales regarding the evil effects of Shani.
But generally it is believed that Lord Hanuman devotees are unharmed by Sani. Legend has it that Lord Hanuman had rescued Shani from Ravana. This happened during the burning of the Lanka episode in the epic Ramayana. Lord Shani had then promised that he would not trouble Lord Hanuman devotees.
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63 comments:
very informative blog about vratas
My Name is Nishant
very good site to know about Hindu Gods and much more valuable
Can anyone tell me why in India some people take fasting on Tuesday as for them tuesday is for ganesh
Thanks
good morning
i am smita from mumbai
can i keep vrat on shani amavasya day
i have heard that people who have their parents alive should not do this vrat???
pls tell me soon as the day is going on i have already kept a vrat
now, what should i do??????
Smita there is no problem....you can always keep a vrat. Rituals are meant for personal purification and do not get carried away by rumours.
hi this is Daya from chandigarh,and i m keeping shani vrats for my son as pandit g told me to keep 7 shani vrats but there is an site where it is mentioned that on shani vrat one should not take salty food in evening.
Please help me n clear me because today is my 1st shani vrat n i already had salty food.
pls do ans me
Thanks
hi this is ajeet, i also have the same question , yesterday was my first shani vrat and i also consumed salty food after puja in the evening, so is it right to eat salty food,
i have one more question ,is it auspicious to keep iron statue of shani in home, actually i myself had made shani statue from iron sheet and placed it in a peepal tree naer my house, it is 2 minutes walking distace from my house, but someone has stolen it , and moreover it is not comfortable to worship on road, so can we place iron statue in home and worship pls dear reply soon
Hi i am starting shani vrat first time. Can anyone give details?
hello..I began Tuesday fast two weeks ago..first time I ate just custard once a day..next time someone said u can eat a meal, salty or sweet doesnt matter. Now I figure it should be jaggery and whaeat...I dont wish to restart as I began in th auspicious Navratras..can anyone help and guide on what to do now and how to rectify...or if restart?
hi this is shriya i belive that if you worship lord shani from the depth of your heart and keep your fast with full shraddha on lord shani then he would surely naglect all your mistakes and become happy on u, and dont forget to remember that lord shani is like your father who knows that what is the best for you.
Hi. My name is Rahul. I have a question on Shanivaar Fasting. I had been worshipping Bajrangbali every saturday while I was in India, but after coming to US, that has changed with the busy life.
However, over the past 2 years, I am facing several obstacles.
My mom recomended that I do Shanivar. While my wife is against it. She does guruvaar.
My wife says, that if you do shanivaar, you offend Shani, and that means bad luck. And also that, only unmarried male are supposed to do shanivar.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Namaste Rahul..you can worship Lord Hanuman on Saturday there is no problem as it is said that Lord Shani spares those who worship Hanuman...
Another day that is chosen to worship Hanuman is Tuesday...This is very popular in North India...
Hanuman is worshipped on Thursday in Kerala and in South India....So you can choose any day to worship Hanuman there is no problem.
Hi everyone.. I have been keeping sat fast for over 2 years. Here is some info that I would like to share with you people...
1.Sat fasts are kept in sets of 33.
2.You are not either supposed to keep them continuously or take break after every 11th fast.
3.After 33 fasts are over.. on the next sat you are supposed to do the udyapan. It should happen early in the morning. I held a havan when i finished my first set of 33 fasts.
4.You can eat fruits, have milk , tea. coffee etc. but should not take any cereal(any form of ann) and salt.
5.Only in the evening before it gets dark you should eat something made of black daal(urad). Like black dal and rice khichdi. or black daal pinni(laddu) etc.
6.If you give something black (black cloth or daal or sesame seed or mustard oil) to poor then it's very beneficial
7.Recite shani chalisa everyday after bath.. it's good for mental and physical peace
I visit the Shani Temple on all Saturdays though shani is in a favorable position in the Horoscope. So far I have not kept any fasts except avoiding non vegetarian on saturdays and mondays. I think I would start to keep fast on saturday too.
I was told to donate something black....so I got my husband to donate black mustard (rye) ....will that do.........
help
Yes it will do. Next time you can opt for black Til.
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hi this is mohan from goa iam suering shani sadisahti when iam study i cant be able to study at that time and also when iam going to sleep very bad dreams comes in mind so i cant sleep and also one girls coming in my dream day when iam working sleeping and studying please give me solution of that
Hello
I have never thought asbout shani since no one has told me about it. I have just started shani poja. I am doing for my whole family need to know if i can stay non-veg on saturday after I had done my prayer. Its very hard to donate black Til/ dal to poor here since this is a north american country . Can I throw in ocean / water black items like til and urdi dal .
I JUST COMPLETED MY SHANI PUJA HOW I WILL KNOW IF ITS SUCCESSFUL OR NOT. DO WE HAVE ANY SIGNS.
hari om!, my guru always said to fast on saturdays to relive me of troubles so i eat after sundown but NEVER with meat fish eggs wine coffee non herbal tea or smoking!Purity, devotion and humility is important!If you eat shit a million times or eat shit once, your still eating shit!So it is wise to follow pious spiritual principles when fasting. Also no sex relations on the fast day too.I also avoid wearing black(very commmon in new york!) hari om
I have been told to offer oil to Hanumaan Ji or Shani dev in temple, & fast on Saturday for sadhesaati. Only there is 1 little thing I need advice on. I Live in an area with no Shani temple, the local Hanuman Ji temple does not accept ani donations of oil or any thing except cash & cloth, & dry & fresh fruits at the prayer times. And there is no peepal tree or Ak plants any where near or far. Where should I offer the oil? The priest said I can put it in the roots of ant tree. But I am not so sure if that is the right thing to do. The laws here do not let us do a lot of things that are usually a part of daily rituals in a Hindu temples, (so much for freedom to practice religion.) Can someone please help with this?
Hi,
I have been observing fast since 4 weeks. I want to know something. If someone unknowingly, eats something like nonveg items on friday night after 12:30.. that is saturday starts, will it affect that?
Plz let me know.
@ Anonymous...No it won't a day as per Hindu tradition for fasting begins with the sunrise. So you don't need to worry.
hi,a per my horscope its my sani time running,,,also a very ba time .on which day i should keep vrath?saturday or tuesday for hanuman ji?ya on thursday..?plz reply
@ swathy ideal choice would be to do fasting on Saturday. You can pray to Hanuman on Saturday and also offer black Til to Shani in any Navgraha temple or Shani Temple.
thank u.but am now in ukraine .no temples and all.
in saturday vrath we cant have anything in the day time.rit
@ Swathy...there is no problem. You can pray at home to Hanuman and Shani no problems.
There is no hard and fast rule regarding fasting. You can take milk and fruits etc.
hello you are not meant to eat salty food on shani devs fast what is the point eating then asking GET YOUR CORRECT INFORMATION FIRST OK jAI SHANI DEV KI !
you dont eat salty food or weat
Hi
I am also fasting on saturday for shani dev and this week will be nine.
So i have been fasting without eating non veg and no salt during the day but i believe if we do a vrat with shani dev in our heart and as long as we do it with pure sincerity shani dev will be always here to protect us against any evil. So we should stop saying that we should do this and that. Our action should be wth sincere heart. We should always think about the poor and the needy people who need us. Think about those sick people alone without family lying on a hospital bed, pray for them, think about those childred who does not have anything to eat. I visited India and after dinner in a restaurant in Delhi i found two children asking for food and one of them was very sick with fever. And they were alone without anybody around to take care of them. I came back to my country with this in my mind. Our real duty is to take care of them not to see wat should be eaten or not its doing good action which please the almighty please please think how we can help these poor children in India they need us. Shani dev will be happy if we do good for them. Thanks
Hi, i am manisha iam married my rashi is Kanya with going throuth in Sade sathi of shani for thet i wanted to do Shanivar Vrat please guide me
I think I am going through Sani Dasa now. Please help me take this in positive way that all my future endeavors will be fruitful. Please help me god.
hi i am rahul i completed my 21 shani vrat so i want to go for udyapan can u tell me the process for it .
Hye I am Doing Shani Fasting from Past 6 Months and i follow all the rules of fasting but there is one problem in night i am not able to eat anything black in dinner because i live in college so i take fried potato in the night with the black salt. Is this wrong do tell me... and do suggest me what i can get to eat on my fast
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@ Vickey...don't worry you are doing fine. There is no problem. You can continue the same way with dinner. Devotion is more important not method of fasting.
@ Rahul...The best way to do udayapan is to feed a poor person. You can also donate black clothes. Also offer til or til oil in temples.
Any mantra to recite to find a good husband of my chooice . . .please help me im stressing
Hi
My name is Om Parkash form Pakistan.
my each valuable work has been done on Saturday.
and i like so much Shani Dev, which always help me, i recived my job order on this day, i recieved my first sallery on this day,
Now any one from India can tell me, which is the time of SHANI VART ending.
@ Om Prakash your experience is great lesson to all those people who fear Shani Bhagavan.
Sani blesses too his devotees.
You end Shani vrat on any saturday if you had begun one early.
HI I AM AJAI DWIVEDI FROM INDIA
SHANI VRAT RULES ARE GIVEN BELOW AS PER MY KNOWLEDGE
1. no non veg any type in any day of whole life because lord shani is hate those people who takes non veg, wine & smoking
2. chosse your worship as you can do like in temple or your home or in your heart
3. donate any black thing or anything to needy pepole or any food to any creatuer in this world not only humen and or food to any hungry people
4. no take salt in night bhog, any sweet like that milk with dryfoods or black thing without any type of salt
5. do worship of lourd shani very respectfully and you always neet and clean
6. and also no smoking or any type of wine in any day in life
i am also doing this vrat so what i know i share with you, the mantra of lord shani is "om sani sanishraya namm".
thanks you
Hi i am LG, and i m continuously have shanti vrat.
My Pandit ji said that u can not eat salt or salty things or black salt. Exception is that u can eat "sandha namak" only.
hi , this is joy, Today 10th Sept, 2011 , i started fasting. This is the 1st Saturday.
give to the world the best you can and the best of all will come back to you-this philosophy appropriately states the essense of 'shani puja',follow this and the great lord shani will surely be leased.OM SHAM SHANISHCHRAYA NAMAH.
give to the world the best you have
give to the world the best you have and the best of all will come back to you-this thought is the mool mantra of Shani Bhakti. Follow this and Shani Dev will be pleased with you. Keep chanting OM SHAM SHANISHCHARAYA NAMAH.
can i do fast for 3 saturdays
hi, this is subhra. i wanted to know that can i keep a fast for bajrangbali every tuesday. because many people told m girls dont fast for bajrangbali.
Hi, I want to know the rituals at the time of udyapan. Can you please give write in detail. thanks
hi.. am rani... shani dasa is going on for me.... i observed fast for 2 saturdays.. can i stop it with 3rd one........
i avoided salt in my food bt unable to eat black food....
please sugest me//
There is no discrimination regarding male female anyone can keep fast.
Yes you can stop the fast and start offering prayers on all Saturdays. There is no strict rule.
Hi, I have been doing Shani pooja since September of 2011. However, I did not realize I had to be vegetarian that day or fast. I have been doing other rituals with mustard oil and black cloves, and I am wearing a blue sapphire. Since I have been doing all things mentioned above to appease Shani, can not fasting or being a vegetarian have an effect? Can I start fasting on the next Saturday or is it too late? Also, how long does it take usually to see the effects of Shani pooja? Thank you.
I have been told that my shani is bad. I am going thru real bad phase. I have been recommended with worship of Shani on saturdays with five black colored items. May I request someone on comment on the reliefs achieved after Shani worship. Some one personal experiences. Thanks
person whose sani is weak can he wear black? on saturday? some say to wear black on saturday? how it is?
nirmal baba says dont go to the sani mandir at saturday??????can any one tell me please what i have to do???
can we do shani vrat puja with mustard oil .
@ Akshay...You can visit Shani Temple on all days there is no problem.
Mustard oil is okay if sesame (til) oil is not availalbe.
1.I am from Singapore so it is difficult to find poor people. Besides them can I donate food to anyone who are handicap and no parents ?
2. Is Jaggery is one of his favourite too? That is what I came to know.
How many Saturdays must we fast for Shani Bagwan ?
You can fast for any number of saturdays it is upto you to decide. Most people do it for 7 or 9 or 21.
hello. i dont have any shani temple in my country? can we fast at home itself?
Yes you can fast at home itself.
hii
i water a peepul tree every saturday.i have kept in open space adjacent to our worship room.please suggest which direction should i stand when i show a diya to the tree and which time of the day is the best for worshipping the peepul tree.
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