Ravana had made Shani Dev captive
Ravana was a very knowledgeable and scholar but he was equally egoistic. He died due to his ego. Ravana had taken all the planets his captive at the time of his son’s birth.
Ravana’s wife Mandodari Asura was the daughter of Shilpi Mayasura. Ravana also chose Mandodari as a wife because she was very impressive and intelligent. This was the reason that Ravana married Mandodari. He wanted his son to be bright and intelligent.
Ravana made all the planets captive at birth
Ravana was a very powerful and very knowledgeable asura, but Ravana had a dream to achieve Indra’s throne, for which he had done many efforts but he could not succeed. Ravana wanted to fulfill his unfinished dream through his son, so he wanted that when his son was born, all the planets should be in favorable conditions. When Mandodari began to suffer, no planet was in the appropriate place. Ravana was terrified by this and he took all the nine planets captive and asked everyone to be installed in the horoscope as per his wish. He wanted all the planets in Meghnath’s horoscope in auspicious and accurate position.
Shani Dev did not listen to Ravana
Due to the captivity, all the planets accepted Ravana, but at the last moment Shani Dev changed his planetary condition. Seeing this, Ravana became furious and he pressed Shani Dev under his feet. Ravan told Shani Dev that when you stay under my feet, how will you be able to make a retrograde vision on my son, but Shanidev had already given his retrograde vision on Ravana. This was the reason that his death was fixed at the hands of Rama. After this incident, Ravana imprisoned Shani Dev in Lanka and also attacked his leg, due to which he walks lame. When the rest of the planets had accepted Ravana, they were released.
Hanuman ji had made Shani Dev free from bondage
Later, when Hanuman ji came to Lanka in search of Sita ji, he saw Shani Dev captive and freed him from bondage. Since then, Shani Dev gave a boon to Hanuman ji that I will not show the effect on anyone who will do devotion to you, I will not keep my cruel eye on him. This is the reason that Hanuman ji is worshiped to avoid the influence of Saturn.
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