Śani

By Swami Harshananda

Śani

Śani is also called as Śanaīścara which means slow-moving. He is the seventh planet in the solar system. The puraṇas describe him as the son of Surya (Sun-god) and Chāyā.

References

• The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

Contributors to this article

Deval Sancheti

Explore Other Articles

Manomayakośa (‘the sheath of the mind’)
Janapada
Bhakti-Chandrika
The Brahma-Vaivarta Purana
Devisa