If Saturn is your Planet🔗

‘I worship Saturn, dark blue in color, who is born before the God of death, the son of the Sun and shadow.’

Dynamic: How we take responsibility, how we focus and discipline our lives

Key Words: Focus, Longevity, control, discipline, patience, endurance, philosophical disposition, temperament, education

Signs: Aquarius/Capricorn

Color: Black, deep blue

Gender: Masculine

Cakra: Ājñā, Mūlādhāra

Temperament: Tamas (inertia)

Governing deity: Lord Brahma and Yama (the Lord of Death)

On the insistence of Śiva, Pārvati fasted for a year to propitiate Viṣṇu so that he would grant her a son. Lord Viṣṇu, after the completion of the sacrifice, announced that he would incarnate himself as her son in every eon. Accordingly, Viṣṇu was born to Pārvati as a charming infant.

This event was celebrated with great enthusiasm and all the gods were invited to take a look at the baby.

However Śani (Saturn), the son of Sūrya, hesitated to look at the baby since he was cursed with the gaze of destruction. Pārvati insisted that he look at the baby, which Śani did.

Immediately the infant's head fell off and flew to Goloka. Seeing Śiva and Pārvati grief-stricken, Viṣṇu mounted on Garuda, his divine eagle, and rushed to the banks of the Pushpa-Bhadra River, from where he brought back the head of a young elephant.

The head of the elephant was joined with the headless body of Pārvati's son, thus reviving him. The infant was named Gaṇeśa and all the gods blessed Gaṇeśa and wished Him power and prosperity.

'Saturn has an emaciated and long physique, tawny eyes, big teeth, and is vata in temperament. He is indolent, lame and has coarse hair.'

Symbol: The Water bearer

Element: Air

Ruling Planet: Saturn /Śani

Ayurvedic constitution: Vata

Healing stone: Amethyst

The Sanskrit name for aquarius is Kuṁbha, which means ‘a pitcher’. Kuṁbha also relates to Kuṁbhaja, meaning ‘born of a pitcher’, a name for sage Agastya, one of the great Vedic seers. Its significance holds a deep spiritual meaning.

Aquarius denotes radical transformation involving the purification of the accumulated saṁskāra, giving a new spiritual direction to life. The impact of such an inflow of cosmic life-force can be experienced as a challenge in day-to-day life. The native strives to integrate himself, but is followed by multiple blessings, which enable him to Live Enlightenment.

Under the impact of Aquarius, the individual is subjected to fluctuating moods, which are overcome with spiritual practices.

Aquarius-born are naturally self-sacrificing. They have the capacity to surrender themselves completely to the Divine. They are eager to work for the good of a community or for the world. They can be totally devoted to a cause or in whatever they put their faith, be it a social group, spiritual group, or also a more illicit organization. For that, they have to develop discrimination and go towards what brings inner bliss, what liberates them in all senses. They can also denigrate themselves and do things which degrade their consciousness and create guilt and self-blame.

They may be artists, original thinkers, different from others, sometimes involved in different undefined activities. Their charisma radiates upon small groups. They are not upfront people, nor born leaders, but they can be excellent therapists, gifted of a rare intuition.