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Despite the malefic reputation Shani has, he is actually not all that bad. We get a lot of interesting details from various astrological texts.
In Sanskrit, the full name of Shani is "Shanischara" (Shanaihi + chara) meaning : One who walks (chara) slowly, haltingly (Shanaihi). He is described as thus : Shanaihi Shanaihi charaha iti Shanaishcaraha. He who walks slowly,dragging his feet is referred to as Shanaichara.
He is supposed to walk thus because of the fetters on his feet and the fact that his thigh was injured by his brother Yama.
The fetters symbolically represent the rings around the planet Saturn and his slow gait represents of the long time it takes for one revolution of the planet around the Sun. Remember, Saturn is the farther most planet that can be seen by the naked eye.
If we look at the astrological texts carefully, Shani has also been attributed with a lot of positives. It depends on how we take it. Saturn is supposed to be a hard taskmaster. He will not give easy success. Especially when one runs the Shani Maha dasha (14 years), it will be uphill struggle for the person. That is not to say that Shani is bad or evil. Shani will make you work doubly hard, so that you don't take success for granted. In the process, Shani makes the person learn the hard lessons of perseverance, toil and labour. He cultivates the qualities of vairgya and patience in the person.
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