Tuesday, July 23, 2013

SATURN

The Saturn

Basic Astronomical facts about Saturn:
Saturn is second largest planet in our Solar System. Its surface is made up of liquid and gas. Saturn is well known for its complex ring system. It has a diameter of about 120,660 kilometers. Its closest distance from the Earth is about 1.2 billion kilometers. From Sun its distance varies from 1.35 billion kilometers to 1.5 billion kilometers. Sat...urn takes 29.5 years to make one orbit around the Sun and it takes 10 hours 40 minutes to complete one rotation on its axis. Its average surface temperature is –178°C. Its average geocentric motion per day is 00°02'01". Saturn have 62 natural satellites of which Titan is most famous as it is the biggest satellite in our Solar system. Saturn retrograde for about 135 days per year.

The Saturn in Hindu Mythology
Saturn is tall, black, long-limbed, and emaciated, with reddish-brown eyes, large teeth and nails, prominent veins, a sunken stomach, a long beard, matted locks, and stiff body. He is lame and his limbs are rigid; intensely harsh, he is cruel in authority, and his gaze is utterly terrifying. Saturn is the son of the Sun and his wife's Chaaya (shadow) and is the brother of Yama, the god of righteousness and death. As soon as Saturn was born, his gaze fell on his father and caused vitiligo; his gaze next fell on the Sun's charioteer, who fell and broke his thigh; and next upon the seven horses of his chariot they all went stone blind. The Sun tried a number of remedies but nothing worked. It was only when Saturn's gaze left them that the Sun's skin cleared, his charioteer's femur healed, and his horses regained their sight. Saturn became a planet after performing penance in Benaras and propitiating Lord Shiva. When Shiva's son Ganesha was born, his mother Parvati wanted to show the boy to Saturn. Saturn politely advised her not to do so, but when she insisted, he gazed at the child reluctantly with only one eye. Instantly Ganesha's head was reduced to ashes. To prevent Parvati in her anger from destroying the universe, Lord Vishnu cut off head of a bull elephant and joined it to Ganesha's body. Saturn is the lord of longevity, death, justice and time. Even King Indra and all the gods panic when Saturn is nearby, for over the ages many thousands of Indras have been overtaken by the power of time.

Basic Astrological facts about Saturn:
The Saturn is of neuter gender, karaka or significator of grief and misfortune, as relationship significator it denotes subordinates, as body part significator it governs the thighs. As per planetary cabinet it have the status of servant, its temperament is cruel, insensitive and harsh, its element is vaayu or air, its primary quality or guna is tamo or dull or ignorant, by caste it is shudra or lower caste and its nature is malefic.

It is the ruler of zodiacal signs of Capricorn and Aquarius and astrological tenth and eleventh houses, its exaltation sign is Libra, debilitation sign is Aries and determent sign is Leo. It get directional strength in seventh house (west) and directional weakness in first house (east). As per planetary relationship its friends are Mercury and Venus, it is neutral with Jupiter and its enemies are Sun, Moon and Mars. Nakshatras or Lunar mansions governed by Saturn are Pushya, Anuradha and Uttara Bhadrapada. Its period as per Vimshottari Dasa is of nineteen years. It rules west direction and Saturday among the days of the week. It governs shishir or winter season and in metals iron and lead. Its gemstone is blue sapphire and substitute gemstones is lapis lazuli and black and blue are the color ruled by it. In food and flavors it governs things of astringent taste. It represents the geometrical shape of a window with four panes. Positive key words for Saturn are experience, patience, humility, wisdom, and compassion. Negative key words for Saturn are testing, sorrow, delay, disappointment, and limitation. As per Numerology numbers 8, 17, 26, 35 and all those that adds up to eight, are governed by it.

Body parts, function and diseases governed Saturn:
The Sun is the life giver to our physical bodies and controls the prana or life force. The placement of the Sun is very important for overall health as it governs entire constitution of the body. No number of words can express the Sun's importance in bodily functioning. It specifically rules the heart, eyes, upper back and spine, aorta and blood circulation. Every heart related problem arise due to affliction to Sun or its sign Leo, this includes enlarged heart conditions, palpitations of the heart, cholesterol-related degeneration of the heart, angina, pericarditis, endocarditis, blood pressure and heart attacks. High fevers, back problem, diseases of the bone marrow, rheumatic fever and sunstroke.

Professions governed by the Saturn:
Saturn represents all career and vocations that are related to hard labor, tradition, the practical, real estate, the old and the conservative. Saturn denotes people working or associated with labour and menial jobs like working as peon, servants, industry and factory workers, domestic work, driver, cabman, and working on manpower. All career and jobs associated with mines, farms, agriculture, gardeners, cemetery, excavators, real estate, builders, bricklayers, tanners, hides, coal, ice, and tombstone makers. Priests, monks, nuns, night workers and night watchmen are also denoted by Saturn due to strict, hard, conservative and lonely life of people connected with these jobs. Manufacture and trading in rail engines and locomotives of all kinds including manufacture and trading in cars, lorries, trucks, heavy vehicles and all other kinds of transport vehicles of auto and non-auto type like bullock and horse-carts are also associated with Saturn. It also includes all those associated with theft, robbery, dacoit, plundering, pick-pocketing, and any other kind of criminal or other unlawful activities.

The Mantras for Saturn:
Beej Mantra of Saturn: Om pram preem proum sah shanaischaraye namah
Saturn stotra: Neelanjana samabhasam ravi putram yamagrajam chaaya martanda sambhutam tam namami shanaischaraye
Gayatri Mantra of Saturn: Om kaak dhwajaaya vidmahae khadga hastaaya dheemahi tanno mandah prachodayaat

Remedies for Saturn which are performed if Saturn is not well placed in the horoscope:
Worshiping of Lord Hanuman.
Recitation of Hanuman Chalisa and Maha mrityunjaya Mantra.
Reciting of Saturn Mantras.
Charity: Donate black cloths, things made of iron, mustard oil, black sesame on Saturdays to old men.
Fasting: On Saturdays.
Pooja: Hanuman pooja.
Rudraksh: Wear seven mukhi (seven faced) Rudraksh.

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