Best Pujas to Reduce the Negative Effects of Shani (Saturn)

• 07 Aug 2025
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Shani Dev, or Lord Saturn, is often considered the most feared planet in Vedic scriptures (the study of the positions of stars and their impact on people). Shani Dev is known for being prone to delays, indiscipline (what you get in this life is based on the previous life), and hardships in life. The malefic effects of Saturn can badly affect a person's life. However, Saturn is also a fair and just planet—when worshipped with sincerity, it not only removes obstacles but also bestows success, patience, and long-term results to its worshippers.

We will examine the most effective pujas to nullify the adverse effects of Saturn, the significance of each ritual, the appropriate time to perform them and the remedies that work best during the period of Saturn or Sade Sati.

Shows the influence of Saturn (Shani)

Before starting worship, it is important to understand how Saturn affects a person's life:

1. Delays and obstructions in career or marriage
2. Health problems, especially chronic and bone-related
3. Financial losses and poverty
4. Mental stress, depression, and loneliness
5. Problems due to legal issues or enemies
6. Loss of reputation, especially if karma has been negative

The influence of Saturn is especially strong:

1. Shani Dasha (19 years long Mahadasha)
2. Sade Sati (7.5 years of Saturn's transit over Moon sign)
3. Dhaya (2.5 years)
4. Saturn Return (once every 30 years)

Now let us look at the most powerful Shani puja and remedies to reduce the effects of Saturn, Also How to do the puja of Shani Dev.

 1. Shani (Saturn) Shanti Puja

Purpose: To pacify Saturn and reduce malefic effects during Sade Sati, Dhaiyya, or Saturn Mahadasha.

When to do: Saturday, especially during Saturn Nakshatra (Pushya, Anuradha, or Uttara Bhadrapad), or during planetary transits affecting Saturn.

Procedure Step:

• A qualified priest performs the puja by invoking Lord Shani.
• The Navgraha Mantra is chanted with special emphasis on the Shani Beej Mantra.: ओम णां निलं छनाय नमः ("Om Nilanjana Samabhasam..”)
• Urad dal, black sesame seeds, blue flowers, black clothes, and mustard oil are offered.
• On the day of the puja, devotees usually observe a fast.

Benefits: Provides peace of mind, removes obstacles, and reduces the adverse effects of Saturn.

 2. Shani Graha Shanti Homam (Havan)

Purpose: A fire ritual to calm the energy of Saturn and get positive results in life.

When to do: During the Mahadasha of Saturn, Sadhesati or when Saturn is in the eighth, twelfth or first house.

Procedure Step:

• The homa begins with Sankalp and Ganesh puja.
• Shani mantras are chanted 19,000 times (based on Vedic prescriptions).
• Offerings are made to the fire with black sesame seeds and ghee.
• Purnahuti and havan complete the homam (a sacred Vedic fire ritual).

Benefits: Protect from financial setbacks, long-term illness, anxiety, and defeat. Promote spiritual growth and emotional resilience.

 3. Navagraha Shanti Puja (with focus on Shani Dev Planet)

Purpose: To balance the effects of all the nine planets with special emphasis on Saturn.

When to do: On any auspicious day or during an important planetary transit.

Procedure:

• Mass Pujas are conducted for all the Navagrahas.
• Mantras and offerings specific to each planet are done.
• Chanting “Om Shan Shanichraya Namah” 23,000 times is considered powerful for Shani..

Benefits: Balance the planetary influences in the natal chart. Mitigate the adverse impacts of Saturn and boost overall fortune.

 4. Shani Dev Tailabhishekam (Oil Abhishek to Lord Shani Dev)

Purpose: To reduce the suffering caused by Saturn and purify past karmas.

When to do: Visit Shani temples on Saturdays, especially during Sade Sati or when Saturn is retrograde.

Procedure Step:

• The idol of Lord Shani is bathed (abhishek) with mustard oil while chanting Shani mantras.
• Black sesame, flowers, and urad dal are offered.
• Devotees can also offer oil to the Shani idol or Shani Shila (stone).

Benefits: Instant relief from mental burden, fear, job instability, and family disputes. Increase in divine grace.

 5. Hanuman Puja (A beneficial solution for Shani Dosha)

Purpose: Lord Hanuman is believed to be the god who has the power to overcome Saturn.

When to do: Tuesdays and Saturdays are ideal.

Procedure Step:

• Recitation of Hanuman Chalisa 108 times or at least 11 times.
• Lighting a mustard oil diya under a peepal tree or in a Hanuman temple.
• Offering sindoor, laddoo, and chanting "Bajrang Baan" or "Sundarkand".

Benefits: Destroys fear, curses, and long-term suffering. Instills courage and reduces the severe effects of Saturn.

 6. Shani Dev Jayanti Puja

Purpose: On the birth anniversary of Lord Shanidev, please him and seek protection from him.

When to do: On the day of Shani Jayanti (usually falls on Amavasya in the month of Jyeshtha).

Procedure Step:

• Early morning bath and wearing black clothes.
• Visiting Shani temple and performing abhishek with oil.
• Offering black til, iron, and blue flowers.
• Chanting of "Shani Stotra" and donations to poor or the handicapped.

Benefits: Provides long-term relief from karmic challenges. Good for beginning a new phase of life.

 Additional rituals and remedies for the Puja:

• Charity: Donate black clothes, black sesame seeds, iron, urad dal, mustard oil and shoes to the needy, especially on Saturdays.
• Saturday fast: Eat one time meal without salt or fast till sunset to gain mental and spiritual strength.
• Worship Peepal tree: Circumambulate the tree 7 times on Saturday while chanting Shani Mantra.
• Chanting Shani Dev Mantras Daily: Such as:
• “Om Sham Shanicharaya Namah”
• “Om Nilanjana Samabhasam Ravi Putram Yamagrajam”
• Wearing a Blue Sapphire (Neelam): Only after advice from expert astrologer and proper testing.

Effective Remedies for Weak Saturn (for Diseases)

 When Saturn is weak, ill or debilitated in the horoscope, it can cause the following problems:

• Lack of (firm and stable nature/permanent temperament/strength) and control (over behaviour)
•  Conflicts and delays in job (related to money management)
•  Health problems related to bones and joints
• Loneliness, depression, or (complete isolation from others)
• Legal problems or fear of authority

To strengthen Saturn and receive his grace, here are some powerful remedies (for diseases):

1. Shani Mantras Gaan daily

•  “Om Sham Shanichraya Namah” – 108 times daily
• Shani Dev Beej Mantra: “Om Praam Preem Praum Saah Shanaishcharaya Namah”
• Sunrise or during Shani hora (on Saturday)

2. Meditate on Saturdays (do not eat/Fasting)

•  Eat simple food before sunset
• Avoid salt, non-vegetarian food and alcohol
• Worship Lord Shani with black sesame oil, blue flowers and black clothes

 3. Light a mustard oil lamp

•  Light a lamp filled with mustard oil every Saturday evening
• Place it under a Peepal tree or in a Shani temple
• Helps to pacify the harsh effects of Shani

4. Visit Hanuman Temple

• Recite Hanuman Chalisa or Sunder Kand on Tuesdays and Saturdays
• Hanuman is said to protect against the negative effects of Saturn
• Especially helpful during Sade Sati or Saturn Dasha

5. Donate items related to Saturn

•  Black clothes, black sesame seeds, iron, mustard oil, leather shoes
• Donate to sanitation workers, disabled or old age homes
• Do this on Saturdays respectfully (don't make excuses)

6. Wear Neelam Ratna (Blue Sapphire Gemstone)

•  Only under the guidance of a trusted person (who has good knowledge about the nakshatras and their effects on people)
• Ø  It should be tested and energized properly
• Ø  Wear it on the middle finger after sunrise on Saturday

 7. Feed crows and the poor

• Crows are the symbol of Saturn
• Feed rice, roti or black sesame laddoos to crows on Saturdays
• Feed the poor and the old as well—Saturn rewards you well (what you get in this birth is due to the merits of the previous birth)

8. Recite Shani Stotra or Dashrath Krit Shani Stotra

These are powerful religious songs written to reduce the malefic effects of Saturn. Reciting them with love and devotion can help overcome fear, stress and Saturn-related troubles.

 9. Perform Shani Shanti Puja or Homa (singing, dancing, acting in front of people, etc.)

• Ideal during Saturn Mahadasha or Sadesati
• Can be done at home or booked online through (raised, flat supporting surfaces) like Astroera
• Relieves long-term conflicts and karma (things that obstruct the flow of something)

Importance of Consulting an Astrologer

 Before performing any Online puja or wearing a gemstone, it is essential to consult a knowledgeable astrologer. Each person's horoscope is different and the intensity of Saturn's effect can vary considerably. Remedies should be suggested based on individual planetary positions, doshas, and dashas.

Through the AstroEra, you can talk to certified astrologers online or Online puja services, get your horoscope analyzed, and receive personalized puja suggestions to please Saturn. The app also offers options to book pujas online, perform live darshan rituals, Book online Pooja, Shani puja, Shani remedies, and get custom remedies for Saturn-related problems.

Conclusion

Saturn teaches life's lessons the hard way, but never in an unjust way. Saturn's challenges are aimed at making us pure, disciplined, and better human beings. Performing the above-mentioned pujas with sincerity, devotion and guidance can reduce Saturn's wrath and receive his blessings for long-term growth and peace.

 Remember, Saturn may delay your fruits, but never deny them. May the divine grace of Lord Saturn guide you on the path of wisdom, patience and karmic balance.