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Shani Mantra: Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah

शनि मंत्र — ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः

Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah, the Shani beej mantra and Neelanjana Samabhasam: mantras of Shani Dev chanted on Saturdays and during Sade Sati, with meaning and how to chant them.

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Shani Mantra: Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah · शनि मंत्र — ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः

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ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः॥

Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah.

Om, with the seed syllable Sham, I bow to Shanaishchara, the slow-moving one.

शनि बीज मंत्र

ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः॥

Om Praam Preem Praum Sah Shanaishcharaya Namah.

The Navagraha seed mantra of Shani, chanted for the planet's peace (graha shanti).

शनि स्तुति

नीलाञ्जनसमाभासं रविपुत्रं यमाग्रजम्। छायामार्तण्डसम्भूतं तं नमामि शनैश्चरम्॥

Neelanjana-samabhasam Ravi-putram Yamagrajam, Chhaya-Martanda-sambhootam tam namami Shanaishcharam.

I bow to Shanaishchara, dark as blue collyrium, son of the Sun and elder brother of Yama, born of Chhaya and Martanda.

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विधि · How to chant

How to chant the Shani Mantra

How many times

108 a day on Saturdays, or daily during Sade Sati.

When

Saturday evenings, around sunset; Shani Jayanti and Shani Amavasya.

Light a mustard-oil diya, ideally under a peepal tree or at a Shani temple.
Offer black sesame, urad dal or a blue flower.
Chant on a rudraksha mala, then read the Hanuman Chalisa.
Give food, oil or clothes to someone in need; seva pleases Shani most.

फल · Why it is chanted

Benefits in tradition

Traditionally chanted to ease the hardships of Sade Sati and Dhaiyya.
Patience, discipline and the strength to keep working through delays.
Turns the mind towards honest karma, which Shani rewards.

These are the benefits described in scripture and tradition. Mantra and prayer support, but never replace, medical or professional care.

About the Shani Mantra

Shani Dev, the planet Saturn, is the son of Surya and Chhaya and the elder brother of Yama. He is the judge of karma: slow, strict and fair, rewarding honesty, patience and hard work. His difficult periods, Sade Sati and Dhaiyya, are met with Saturday worship, his mantras, Hanuman ji's Chalisa and service to the poor and labourers.

Questions

Why is Hanuman worshipped for Shani's problems?

In the story, Hanuman freed Shani from Ravana's prison, and Shani promised not to trouble Hanuman's devotees. So the Hanuman Chalisa is read on Saturdays.

What should be offered to Shani Dev?

Mustard oil, black sesame, urad, iron and blue or black cloth, and above all service to the poor.

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