Saturn is the son of sun, and his wife Chhaya (Shadow goddess) and hence also known as Chayyaputra. He is the cousin of Yama, the Hindu God of justice. Saturn promised Hanuman that anyone who prayed to Hanuman, especially on Saturdays, would be rescued from the "malefic" effects of Saturn. Lord Shani is also known as Judge of Justice. In shani dasa if a person do wrong doings shani gets irritated and troubles him, but if a person do right doings and devoted shani will not give any bad effects to him. The Saturn rules number 8 in Vedic numerology. Saturn is also known as a planet of darkness. The light of Saturn is inauspicious. When Saturn is well located in the chart, it brings intelligence, alertness of right and wrong, honesty, truthfulness, love of justice, longevity, recognition, power, leadership and organizational abilities. Saturn is a planet of confinement, when Saturn is ill positioned or badly accepted in chart, it brings impediment, embarrassment, antagonism, bad karmas, lawsuit and jail. A manual laborer is represented by Saturn. Saturn makes people lonely, pessimistic and afraid of situations, drug addiction and sometimes suicidal tendencies. Saturnine people do not like discipline, they are rebellious and law breakers. They behave like old men and appear older then their chronological ages. This is because Saturn rules over old age and is often described as an elderly planet. Saturn rules over the nails, hairs, teeth, bones, skeleton, skin and nervous system.

Mercury, Venus, rahu and ketu are friends of Saturn, and the sun, moon and mars are enemies. Jupiter relationship is neutral.

Some Remedies for Saturn:

	Worship Lord Hanuman.
	Recite Hanuman chalisa.
	Japa of Shani mantra: Om pram preem proum sah shanaischaraya namah, 19000 times in 21 days.
	Recite the Shani stotra.
	Donate a buffalo or black til (sesame seeds) on Saturday.
	Fasting on Saturdays.
	Do Hanuman pooja.
	Wear a 14 mukhi Rudraksha.
	Donate iron objects.
	Feed milk to snake.
	Throw 8 kilos of black pulse in flowing water.