HAPPY SHANI DEV JI’S JYANTI – THE LORD OF JUSTICE PROVIDER
Today is the most pious day of LORD SHANI DEV’S JYANTI. He is considered to be the Lord of providing justice for our good and bad Karmas. He is the Lord of Karma or Justice. He keeps tab on all our deeds. Nobody can escape His justice bestowing Nature. Even Trinity (Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma) could not escape His justice giving Nature. It is also termed as the Shani Amavasya. Shani Jyanti is the most important day when special prayers and Havans (Sanctified Fire ) to invoke Him, are conducted to earn His blessings
Shani Dev Ji is the son of Sun God (Surya Dev Ji) and mother Chhaya Devi. He is the personification of Planet Saturn. We celebrate Shani Jayanti on Jyeshtha Amayasya Titi which fall on today itself.
Lord Shani Dev is estranged son of Sun God. He embodies the planet (Graha). He plays a significant role in the lives of people. Nobody can escape from the Karmic deeds he/she performs – it is said, he keeps his (tedi eye – tilted eye) a sharp eye on everybody’s deeds or misdeeds. He is the deity who favours those are empathetic towards others needs.
LORD SHANI DEVJI’S FAMILY
It is also a fact that Lord Shani Dev Ji has two wives named Mandhha and Neela and aloo two sons named Kulinga and Mandhata as has been mentioned in Scriptures such as Markandeya Puran. It has been mentioned that Lord Shani is the son of Sun God (Surya) and mother Chhaya (Goddess of shadows). These are also mentioned in various rituals in order to get their blessings.
SHANI DEV JI GRACES US ACCORDING TO OUR KARMA
Lord Shani Dev Ji is incharge of discipline, provision of justice for our Karma besides this he too provides blessing for our long life. He is worshipped and prayers are done by the multitudes for His bountiful graces. Since he provides justice for our good and bad karma, therefore, he influence is considered significant in our lives. It has been mentioned in scriptures that during Shani Sad Sati period 7.5 year cycle, he is quite influential.
WE CANNOT ESCAPE FROM OUR KARMA
It has been mentioned that we ourselves are responsible for our situations and conditions due to our Karmic good deeds or misdeeds. Although we get knowledge about the positive or negative influences of Shani Dev Ji from our Gurs and scriptural treasure of knowledge but we are responsible for our good or bad karma; for which we cannot escape.
It is significant to mention that we get enlightened and gain self awareness or self realization through the scriptural knowhow as well as God realized Saints which helps us to attain God’s connectivity. When we establish our connectivity with God, we become detached from the mundane things and we have a single motto in life; to remain connected with His domain, devoid of our situations or conditions in which we are place; that is we get a perfect balance in life. By so doing, bountiful blessings of our Creator are always with us in any condition we are placed.
It is also a fact that we have friends and foes. We gain spiritual growth through our own Karma. A self realized person feels that good or bad occasions should not influence us unreasonably since expect good from the good deeds we transact. Good deeds have potential for good crop of benefits to our soul and bad deeds have potential to tarnish our soul. And Lord Shani Dev Ji, being the provider of Justice for our GOOD & BAD Karma. He does not forgive us for our bad Karma. It is significant to note that we are responsible for our good or bad deeds and Lord Shani Dev Ji awards us justice in sync with our deeds. It goes to show that we ourselves are harmed or gain credence through our own Karma.
Shankaracharya, while explaining the apparatus available to the soul, classifies the mind into four—mind, intellect, chitta and ego. We should try controlling our mind so that it works to enrich our Soul.
In the Bhagavad Gita, Shree Krishna repeatedly talks of the mind and the intellect as being two things, and emphasizes the need to surrender both to God. We should elevate our mind to the highest level. For this, we have to use our mind with our intellect. By so doing, we are able to surrender ourselves to the will of God besides having inner harmony. This will instill self confidence and help conserve our potential energy for higher goals in life.
Having attained balance after complete surrender, we can get blessings from Lord SHANI DEV JI, THE PROVIDER OF JUSTICE and evenhandedness.
More the emotional energy, more the balance, more the balance, more the inner peace and positive orientation in life. Through all this, we get healthy nourishment for our mind and soul. Lack of emotional energy results in depletion of energy which results in stress, depression and we remain seeped in negativity thus making our life a virtual heal. Then, the wrath of Lord Shani Dev Ji too remains on us due to our present state of mind and soul.
He awards us punishment and awards us for our good deeds without any discrimination. For his rich or poor are same in this respect.
Vedic Mahamantra for Shanidev is given below:-
‘Om nilanjan samabhasam, Raviputram Yamagrajan.
Chhaya martand Sambhutum
Tamn namami shanishwaram.’
It emphasizes that those who suffer for a prolonged period of time should pray sincerely; keeping our body and mind pure. They could be relieved of all the problems persisting in an individual’s life.
It is on every Saturdays that the devotees worship Him, of course with some rituals, but with full fondest love and devotion – with purity in the body and mind. His sincere prayers cannot go unanswered. It is the day specially dedicated for Lord Shani Dev Ji.
MAY LORD SHANIDEV BESTOWS PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Lord Shani Dev Ji’s bounties are required more at the present times than ever since everybody is facing hardship due to Covid-19 pandemic. The continuous lockdowns has resulted in job losses and business losses. There is anxieties about the health and wellness of everybody. Therefore, His blessings are of special significance.
While negotiating the ups and downs of our lives, we come across problems, these problems could be due to our own mistakes or partly destined. When we are unable to solve those problems, we have to believe on faith healing. If nothing works, our Creator’s healing touch works wonders.
Amongst the trinities; Lords Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are assigned the duties of Creation, Operation/Evolution and Destruction respectively. Lord Shanidev is responsible for punishing for our sins in this life itself. He does not pardon for our faults. Not only the humans even the Gods cannot escape His wrath. He is one of the 9 sons of Lord Sun (Surya). He also gives us rewards for our good deeds. His blessings are sought after. He is black in colour and even the colour of his robe is black. The other son is Yama whose responsibility is to take the Souls to their proper place after death in accordance with their Karma.
LEGEND OF LORD SHANI DEVJI
There is verifiable legend about the existence of Lord Shani Dev. It is said that about 350 years back, there was a heavy rain. Pananala was flooded. Villagers saw a huge stone like thing, made up of iron and stone entangled with the berry tree. This had come in the floods. The villagers, out of curiosity, poked a stick at the stone. To their utter surprise, blood started oozing from the rock hard stone.
At night one of a village devotee had a dream. Shanidev told him to pick the idol from the place but it should be done only by those who are related as maternal uncle and nephew. People tried their level best to lift the idol of Shanidev but in vain. Finally, it was decided that it ought to be installed at the place where it was found after floods. A quadrangular terrace was made since it was observed that buried portion of the idol was more than the exposed one. No shelter was made because of Shanidev’s wishes.
Sometimes back I had the privilege of visiting Shinganapur Shani Dham. It is 70 Kms away from Shirdi in Maharashtra. It is located on Highway No. 60 in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra. The scenery on both the sides of the road is really enchanting from Shirdi to Shingnapur. The pomegranate gardens, the rose gardens, and sugarcane fields enliven our body, mind and soul. Almost two hours journey from Shirdi is indeed refreshing.
This village covers an area of 160 hectors. In olden times, the population of the village was very less only 20-30 huts but this village has increased manifold. There used to be only 20-30 kacha houses but now pucca houses, besides school, hotels, banks, imposing bus stand are also there. But one thing I have personally seen is that residents do not lock their houses because there is no thievery. Really surprising! It was also mentioned by the people that up till now there is no police complaint. People of this village are both spiritual and helpful and to cap it all hospitable.
There were many true stories attached to Shanidev. There was an incident of taking away a pair of bullock. The thieves took them to more than 30 kms from the village. Having got tired, they wanted to take a nap. When they got up, they found themselves at Shinganapur itself. The villagers found them but forgave them as they confessed their fault.
IMPORTANCE OF SHINGNAPUR SHANI DHAM
• It is a place where no theft, robbery happens. No complaints to the police till date.
• Nobody ever have seen ghost etc in the area.
• There is a peace and harmony amongst the people of different castes/religions.
• No cheating at this place. Quick justice of anybody resorts to this.
• No one behaves with distrust here.
• People are cooperative, hospitable and kind.
• Maan Lakshmi temple is located near Shasni dham.
OM SHAM SANICHAR AYE NAMAN
• On the new moon day, people come to Shanidham for prayers and get protection for the misfortunes. He protects all from the enemies.
• Shanidev could be pleased when people pray Him with pious heart.
• He is Justice Dispenser. He does not forgive the evil doers that is why people fear Him the most.
• He loves black colour.
• He protects those who are shunned by the society.
• He is the Lord of knowledge and helps in facultgies like business related to iron, transportation etc.
• Welfare of the general masses is His priority.
• Nothing to be kept on the head while having his dharshan.
• Shanidev is very kind hearted for troubled souls but purity is His important condition for his boon.
OUR KARMA IS BASED ON OUR MIND & INTELLECT
It is important to mention that if we act based on our mind bereft of our intellect and other conditions, we lose our mind control and would have whimsical mindset.
- Mind (Mana) Our mind (Mana) is responsible for our thoughts.
- Intellect (Budhi). It is responsible for analyzing our thoughts and we act accordingly.
- Attachment (Chitta). It is the attachment we have for living or nonliving things we are attracted or allured.
- Ego (Self worth): when we give more credence to our status, our knowledge, attainment of wealth according to our identification with these things.
When we identify ourselves more on our mind, we should have total control on our mind and do not perform our Karma based more on whim and fancies then our action may or may not be good. But when it is based on the combination of mind and intellect including Chita then we tend to analyze our thought and thus get its result from Lord Shani Dev Ji.
May Lord Shani Dev Ji’s bountiful blessings remain on all of us. I pray for PEACE & PROSPERITY THROUGH OUT WORLD along with PEACE and HARMONY GLOBALLY.
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