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A powerful Shani stotram

With transit of Shani into Vrischika rasi just around the corner, here is a powerful stotram to seek blessings of Shani Bhagawan and
mitigate the impact.
Sage Narada asked Mahadeva " How does one get relief from Shani's trouble? "
Mahadeva said, " Listen O! Devarshi, Shani is the king among planets. He is the lord of death Yama himself. He wears jata, has got
diamond like hair and induces fear in asuras. This story that I am about to tell had been kept a secret so far. The great emperor
Dasharatha ( Lord Rama's father ) was informed by astrologers about the arrival of Shani at the end of Krithika nakshatra, He was
about to transit into Rohini nakshatra and the result to be expected is twelve years of terrible famine. Dasharatha was worried and
asked Vasishta and other nobles for a solution.
Vasishta said that Rohini being the nakshatra of Prajapati, the entire creation would suffer and not even Brahma or Indra could
help. Upon hearing this Dasharatha mounted his chariot and went towards Rohini constellation with all the divine weapons in his
possession. Rohini is 100000 yojanas above surya mandala. He stood there at the entrance of Rohini as brilliant as Sun determined
to prevent Shani from entering Rohini.
Shani was amused to find Dasharatha blocking his path. Shani said, " I am really impressed with your courage Devas, asuras,
manushyas, siddhas, vidyadharas and nagas - they all turn to ashes by my mere glance and you are here fearlessly blocking my
bath. Ask any boon that you want."
Dasharatha said, " As long as there is Sun, Moon, Earth and the occeans, you should not transit Rohini. " Shani agreed and asked
Dasharatha to ask for one more boon. Dasharatha said, " You may never cause a famine to last for twelve years." Even that boon
was granted by Shani who blessed Dasharatha that his fame would spread in all three worlds.
An elated Dasharatha put his weapons down and after saluting Ganesha and Saraswathy started praising Shani with the following
stotram :


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Shani became happy upon hearing this stotram and told Dasharatha to ask one more boon. Dasharatha said that Shani should not
trouble anyone hereafter. Shani said it is the nature of planets to trouble and that is why they are called grahas.

This boon was impossible. However, he would grant boon that anyone who chants the above stotram at least once a day would be
spared of Shani peeda.
Additionally, on a saturday a statue of Shani made of Iron should be worshiped with shami patra and given away in daanam to a
brahmin along with rice cooked with masha ( urad ) and mixed with sesame seeds. Daanam of black cow or bull also may be
performed. Such a person will never be troubled by Shani.
Thus receiving three boons from Shani, Dasharatha returned to earth.

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