Astrology News Desk: Every day of the week is dedicated to the worship of one or the other deity, whereas Saturday is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shanidev. On this day, devotees worship the Lord in the prescribed manner and also observe fasts etc. By doing this one gets the blessings of Shani Maharaj, but along with this, if the mythological story related to Shani and Hanuman ji is recited during the worship on Saturday, then along with Shani, Hanuman ji also gets pleased and gives his blessings. And take away all the sorrows and troubles So today we have brought for you a story related to Shani Dev.
Mythological story related to Shanidev-
According to the legend, in ancient times Shani Dev had become proud of his power. When he came to know that Hanumanji was also very powerful, Shani Dev came to fight him. Shanidev challenged Hanumanji. At that time he was meditating on his beloved Lord Shri Ram.
Hanumanji also became angry
Hanumanji asked Shani to return but Shani kept challenging him again and again for war. Hanumanji also became angry and got ready for war. A war started between the two. Hanumanji attacked Shanidev in such a way that he could not escape and got injured. After this Shani apologized. Hanumanji forgave and gave oil to apply on the wounds. As soon as the oil was applied, Shani’s wounds healed and the pain went away. Shani told Hanumanji that now all the devotees who worship you will not have to face the evils of Shani. Since then the tradition of worshiping Hanumanji along with Shani started.
According to another story, Hanuman ji had freed Shani from the captivity of Ravana, hence Shani Dev was feeling pain due to the wounds received in Shani’s captivity. Seeing this, Hanumanji gave oil to Shani Dev to apply on his wounds. As soon as the oil was applied, Shani’s wounds healed and the pain went away. Shani told Hanumanji that now all the devotees who worship you will not have to face the blame of Shani. Since then the tradition of worshiping Hanumanji along with Shani started.
