| Shani | |
|---|---|
 Depiction of Shani from the 1842 book The Complete Hindoo Pantheon by E. A. Rodrigues | |
| Other names | Shanishvara, Chhayasutha, Pingala, Kokan, Kakadhvaja, Konastha, Babhru, Raudra, Raudrantaka, Shanescharam, Sauri, Manda, Krishna, Pipplayshraya, Raviputram, Antak |
| Devanagari | शनि |
| Affiliation | Navagraha |
| Abode | Shaniloka |
| Planet | Saturn |
| Mantra | "Om Kakadhvajaya Vidmahe Khadga Hastaya Dhimahi Tanno Mandah Prachodayat"[1] and "Om Shan Shanishvaraya Namaha"[2] |
| Weapon | Sceptre, Trident, Axe |
| Tree | Jammi/Peepal/Shami/ Khejri or Ghaf tree. |
| Day | Saturday |
| Color | Black[3] |
| Number | 8,17 and 26 |
| Mount | Buffalo, Lion, Deer, Donkey, Horse, Dog (in animals) Crow and Vulture (in birds) |
| Texts | Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Harivamsa |
| Gender | Male |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | |
| Siblings | Tapati, Savarni Manu, Yama, Yami, Ashvins, Shraddhadeva Manu, Revanta, Sugriva and Karna |
| Consort | Manda and Neela |
| Offspring | Mandi and Kuligna |
| Equivalents | |
| Etruscan | Satre |
| Greek | Cronus |
| Norse | Njörðr |
| Roman | Saturn |
Shani (Sanskrit: शनि, IAST: Śani), or Shanaishchara (Sanskrit: शनैश्चर, IAST: Śanaiścara), is the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism,[4] and is one of the nine heavenly objects (Navagraha) in Hindu astrology.[5] Shani is also a male Hindu deity in the Puranas, whose iconography consists of a figure with a dark complexion carrying a sword or danda (sceptre) and sitting on a buffalo or some times on a crow.[5][6] He is the god of karma, justice, and retribution, and delivers results depending upon one's thoughts, speech, and deeds.[7] Shani is the controller of longevity, misery, sorrow, old age, discipline, restriction, responsibility, delays, ambition, leadership, authority, humility, integrity, and wisdom born of experience. He also signifies spiritual asceticism, penance, discipline, and conscientious work. He is associated with two consorts: Neela, the personification of the gemstone sapphire, and Manda, a gandharva princess.[8][9]
- ^ Translation: Om, Let me meditate on him who has crow in his flag, Oh, He who has a sword in his hand, give me higher intellect, And let Shanishvara illuminate my mind.: "Gāyatri Mantras of Several Gods - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia". Hindupedia.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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