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Meaning of "Shani"

Word

Shani

Sanskrit

शनि

IAST

Śani

In General

The planet Saturn is called Shani in Indian planetary system.

Shani (Saturn) is the son of Surya (Sun). And they have rivalry between them. There are many stories that Shani revolve in opposite directions. The characteristics of Shani said in scriptures are very much identical with the movement of Pluto and not with Saturn. Pluto has reverse direction of orbiting around the Sun; unlike other planets and the axis is horizontally inclined opposite to that of remaining 8 planets according to modern knowledge in solar system.

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