A powerful Shani stotram

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With transit of Shani into Vrischika rasi just around the corner, here is a powerful stotram
to seek blessings of Shani Bhagawan and mitigate the impact.

Sage Narada asked Mahadeva " How does one get relief from Shani's trouble? "
Mahadeva said, " Listen O! Devarshi, Shani is the king among planets. He is the lord of
death Yama himself. He wears jata, has got diamond like hair and induces fear in asuras.
This story that I am about to tell had been kept a secret so far. The great emperor
Dasharatha ( Lord Rama's father ) was informed by astrologers about the arrival of Shani at
the end of Krithika nakshatra, He was about to transit into Rohini nakshatra and the result
to be expected is twelve years of terrible famine. Dasharatha was worried and asked
Vasishta and other nobles for a solution.

Vasishta said that Rohini being the nakshatra of Prajapati, the entire creation would suffer
and not even Brahma or Indra could help. Upon hearing this Dasharatha mounted his
chariot and went towards Rohini constellation with all the divine weapons in his
possession. Rohini is 100000 yojanas above surya mandala. He stood there at the entrance
of Rohini as brilliant as Sun determined to prevent Shani from entering Rohini.

Shani was amused to find Dasharatha blocking his path. Shani said, " I am really impressed
with your courage Devas, asuras, manushyas, siddhas, vidyadharas and nagas - they all turn
to ashes by my mere glance and you are here fearlessly blocking my bath. Ask any boon
that you want."

Dasharatha said, " As long as there is Sun, Moon, Earth and the occeans, you should not
transit Rohini. " Shani agreed and asked Dasharatha to ask for one more boon. Dasharatha
said, " You may never cause a famine to last for twelve years." Even that boon was granted
by Shani who blessed Dasharatha that his fame would spread in all three worlds.

An elated Dasharatha put his weapons down and after saluting Ganesha and Saraswathy
started praising Shani with the following stotram :