Shani
Shani ( Sanskrit शनि śani m. ) Is one of the Navagraha and the ruler of the planet Saturn in Hinduism . He is the son of the sun god Surya and the Chaya ("shadow"). His weapons are the spear and the bow of the arrow. His vahana is a crow. The astrological influence of Shani is considered a bad omen.
literature
- Hans Wilhelm Haussig (Ed.): Gods and Myths of the Indian Subcontinent (= Dictionary of Mythology . Department 1: The ancient civilized peoples. Volume 5). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-12-909850-X .
- Sani . In: John Dowson : A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature. Trübner & co., London 1879, p. 278 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ śani . In: Monier Monier-Williams : Sanskrit-English Dictionary . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1899, p. 1051, col. 3 .
