When Saturn transits the Lunar Ist ( the First Sign from one's Moon Sign), the 12th & the 2nd in the birth chart, Elarata Saturn is caused in Astrology Vedic.
This is the most dreaded
phase in one's life. Elarata
Saturn manifests as vicious attacks on health and wealth. You will be subject
to trouble through enemies and will suffer calumny. Health hazards manifest.
Mental tension galore. It is said that for seven and a half years, the mind
goes through Black Holes of Depression. On the other hand, his benign transits
are beneficial and he was in the favourable Third when India won the ICC World
Cricket Cup !.
Dissipation of wealth indicated. ( Kurvanthi
Pranasandeham Sthanabramsam Dhanakshayam ). Saturn
is the planet of Destiny, of boundless Time and is a make or break planet.
The transits of Saturn and Jupiter are important, as they make or break
nations and individuals.
He makes the mind
a melting pot of mental turmoil. It is said that he creates
wilderness in the psyche, making you desperate at times. You may not get even
proper rest. Problems surface like a ten-headed Hydra. Once you
try to solve one problem, another takes its place. Vedic astrologers , when
analysing birth charts vedic, give paramount to Natal and Transit Saturn !
Mental peace and happiness make a strategic retreat. Saturn will bend you, not
break you.
The Western scholars defined Life as full of thorns ( "Life is not a bed
of roses"). The Eastern intellectuals defined it as a Vaitharani river,
a macabre river whose flow is deathward. You will feel that they were right in
defining life in such dolorous terms.
Elarata Saturn occurs in Three Phases
Phase I - Dwadasa Saturn
- This is when Saturn is in the 12th - Is dangerous but not as severe as Janma
Saturn
Phase II - Janma Saturn -
This is when Saturn is in the Lunar Asc ( This is severe )
Phase III - Dwitheeya Saturn - When
Saturn is in the Second - The evil is lessened considerably but the Dosha persists.
On the positive
side, you have to understand that the suffering which you undergo are merely
wages and that Initiation is a process of intensive culture and accelerated
evolution. Many lessons will be learnt during this phase. It is said that the
wise recognise Negativity as an inevitable clearing process and maintain
equanimity.
You can chant the following sloka to
ward off the negative radiation of Elarata
Saturn.
Dwadashashtma
Janmadi
Dwitheeyardheshu Rasishu
Ye Ye Sangathan Doshah
Sarve Nasynathu Vai Prabho
Astro Therapy
For Saturn
Fasting on Saturdays
Worshipping the Tutelary Deity (Kula Devata) on Saturdays
Wearing Blue Sapphire on a Shukla Paksha Saturday
Lighting an ellunthiri at Lord Ayyappa temple on Saturdays
Wearing a Sastha Yantra
Wearing a Saturn Astral Talisman /Reciting the Mantra of Saturn
on Saturdays
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Vara Puja
Vara Puja is
said to be the most effective remedy in Vedic Astrology.
On the day of the problem causing planet that planet is to be propitiated.
As Saturn is the problem causer
Saturday is the day where the Deity of Saturn - ( Lord Ayyappa )
The Yantra of Saturn - ( Shaneeswara Yantra )
Tthe Mantra of Saturn - ( Om Hreem Sanaischarai Namah),
The Holy Book of Saturn - ( Devi Mahatmyam) &
The Gemstone of Saturn - ( Blue Sapphire)
are to be propitiated.
Saturn Mantra
Om Thrayambakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Oorvarukamiva Bandhanan Mruthyor Muksheeyu Mamrithath
Saturn Peeda Hara Sthothra
Dwadasashtama Janmani
Dwiteeyardheshu rashishu
Ye Ye sangatan doshah
Sarve Nasyanthu ve Prabho !
( Please destroy the accumulated karma signified by You being in the 12th, 1st and 2nd. O Son of the Sun, with body elongated, lover of the Lord, ever moving slowly, ever blissful, please destroy all my afflictions ! )
Chanting it 108 times is said to reduce Saturnine maleficence.
Chanting Mantras needs the utmost purity of Body, Mind and Soul. This is difficult to achieve during the Dark Age ( Kali Yuga ). Hence wearing of the appropriate Yantra is recommended as we cannot keep up the purity of Body, Mind & Self.
The Yantra is a silver or gold plate wherein the Mantra is inscribed and given after 10 days Puja by learned Brahmin scholars, who impart it with the necessary Pranic ( Positive ) Energy.
Wearing a Blue Sapphire is another remedy, as He is represented by Blue Sapphire in Gemology. Listening to Navagraha Shanti Mantras cassette, particularly the mantras of Saturn is another astro-therapeutic measure.
Sometimes, even Yantra may not be enough. If the affliction is severe, one has to go beyond Mantra and Yantra and go in for Havans. Mahamrityunjaya Havan and Saneeswara Havans are the 2 major Havans which are performed to offest the maleficence of Elarata Saturn. It has to be done with diligence, by bona fide Tantriks who have dedicated their life to Tantra and spirituality.