Kantak Sani & Sade Sati

The transit of Saturn in some of the houses in the natal horoscope is highly dreaded. During such
unfavourable transits, the native faces tremendous odds in different aspects of life such as Career,
finances, family etc. and Saturn makes the person remember god's name. Even though such transits are
terrible materialistically, spiritually they are uplifting as Saturn cleans up the native from all past sins
and give him chance to live a life with righteousness in later days.

However, the transits are not as bad for all the natives, since it depends on how badly Saturn is
afflicting the horoscope. If Saturn happens to be a yogakaraka in the horoscope and involved in good
yogas then the transits are not as bad and vice versa. This is also dependant on the Astakavarga
strength of a sign. If in the sarvastakavarga, the number of dots are lesser than optimum and/ or in
Saturn's astakavarga the dots are lesser than 4, the period becomes a tough nut to crack. Along with
this, one must check out, whether it is a bad transit from all the three points, namely Moon, Lagna and
the Arudha Lagna. If it happens to be bad transit from all these three points, then the time become too
tiresome for the native from almost all areas in his life. It is also required to check the astakavarga of
all planets, whether Saturn has contributed to any dots in the transiting sign in the those planet's
astakavarga. If not, then the affairs ruled by the planet under consideration suffers due to such transit.

Sade Sati
The transit of Saturn in the 12th,1st & 2nd houses from the Janma Rasi (Natal Moon sign) is called
Sade-Sati or the seven and half year period. Each house is transited by Saturn for about 2½ years each.

The transit of Saturn in the twelfth house from Moon sign initiates the Sade-sati when the domestic
affairs go awry. There maybe turmoil in married life, differences with parents and children, change of
residence and many domestic problems. Worship Sri Kali Ma in addition to the Graha Mantra of Saturn.

Graha Mantra of Saturn

ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं शनैश्चाराय नमः

om prām prīm praum śanaiścārāya namah 

The transit of Saturn in the Janma Rasi causes bad company, failure in undertakings, and many
personal problems like loss of reputation, danger from accidents etc. Worship Sri Hanuman in addition
to the Beeja Mantra of Saturn.

Ekadashakshari Hanuman Mantra

ॐ हं रुद्राय हनुमते नमः

om ham rudrāya hanumate namah

Beeja Mantra of Saturn

शं शनैश्चाराय नमः

śam śanaiścārāya namah

The transit of Saturn in the second house from Moon results in many enemies and financial losses, loss
of livelihood and danger from Government action. Worship Sri Krishna as well as Saturn.

Kantaka Sani
Whenever Saturn Transits on the 1st, 4th, 8th or 10th from the Chandra, Lagna or Arudha Lagna (AL),
such transit is called Kantaka Sani. Kantaka literally means thorn and as the name suggests the native's
life become so terrible that it is compared to a condition whereby a person limps when a thorne is
stuck in his foot. During this period, the career is hamphered and finances dwindle. When it happens
with respect to the AL, the career and finances are greatly affected, when it happens with respect to
Lagna, the person makes wrong decisions and suffer due to that and when it happens from Moon, the
person suffers physically and emotionally.

The remedy to Kantak Sani is to chant the 3rd anuvaka of the Chamaka Prasna of Yajurveda, 11 times,
in the morning at the brahma muhurtha. If this is done sincerely then the effect of Kantaka Sani on the
native is minimal.

3rd Anuvaka of Chamaka Prasna

शं च मे मयश्च मे प्रियं च मेऽनक

ु ामश्च मे

कामश्च मे सौमनसश्च मे भद्रं च मे श्रेयश्च मे

वस्यश्च मे यशश्च मे भगश्च मे द्रविणं च मे

यन्ता च मे धर्ता च मे क्शेमश्च मे धति

ृ श्च मे

विश्वं च मे महश्च मे संविच्च मे ज्ञात्रं च मे

सूश्च मे प्रसूश्च मे सीरं च मे लयश्च म ऋतं च मे

ऽमत
ृ ं च मेऽयक्श्मं च मेऽनामयच्च मे जीवातुश्च मे

दीर्घायुत्वं च मेऽनमित्रं च मेऽभयं च मे सग

ु ं च मे

शयनं च मे सूषा च मे सुदिनं च मे॥ ३॥

śam ca me mayaśca me priyam ca me'nukāmaśca me 

kāmaśca me saumanasaśca me bhadram ca me śreyaśca me 
vasyaśca me yaśaśca me bhagaśca me dravinam ca me 
yantā ca me dhartā ca me kśemaśca me dhritiśca me 
viśvam ca me mahaśca me samvicca me jñātram ca me 
sūśca me prasūśca me sīram ca me layaśca ma rtam ca me 
amrtam ca me'yakśmam ca me'nāmayacca me jīvātuśca me 
dīrghāyutvam ca me'namitram ca me'bhayam ca me sugam ca me 
śayanam ca me sūshā ca me sudinam ca me ..3..