🪷 शनि · Śani (Saturn)

Graha · Vāyu (Air) · Tamas · Neuter · West-direction · Vimśottarī 19 yrs

kālo 'smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddhaḥ
"I am Time, the great destroyer of worlds, grown great."
Bhagavad Gītā BG 11.32

Krishna-aspect

Krishna IS Time the great destroyer (BG 11.32) and the imperishable Time (BG 10.33). Saturn in any chart IS Krishna-as-Kāla disciplining the native through karma-fruit. Saturn-strength = niṣkāma-karma + tapas capacity.

Today's transit (2026-05-14)

Rāśi (sign)Mīna
NakshatraUttara Bhādrapadā · pāda 2
Sidereal longitude337.6170°
MotionDirect (mārgī)

Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Classical attributes (per BPHS)

Alternate names
Manda · Krūralocana · Yamāgraja · Saurī
Ruling rāśi(s)
Capricorn (Makara) · Aquarius (Kumbha)
Exalted
Libra (Tulā) (20°)
Debilitated
Aries (Meṣa)
Mūla-Trikoṇa
Aquarius (Kumbha) · 0°-20°
Friends
Mercury · Venus
Enemies
Sun · Moon · Mars
Neutrals
Jupiter
Special aspects
7th + houses 3 & 10 (Parāśara dṛṣṭi)

Significations (kāratva)

Mantra

oṁ praṁ prīṁ prauṁ saḥ śanaiścarāya namaḥ · oṁ namo śanaye

Remedy summary (śānti-upāya)

Hanumān Cālīsā · Mahā-Mṛtyuñjaya · blue-sapphire (nīlam) · Saturdays · sesame-oil offerings · serving the poor + elderly

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on graha attributes · the source of Saturn's significations · dignities · aspects
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · Anonymous (~500 CE) — Computational treatise on planetary motion · the engine behind every position-calculation
  3. Bhagavad-Gītā BG 11.32 — Krishna's explicit identification with this graha-aspect
Categories: Vedic Astronomy · Grahas (Planets) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Vāyu (Air) Element · Tamas Guṇa · BPHS Classical Reference