From Shani Mahatmya – The Mythology Behind Brihaspati or Jupiter August 17, 2020 by Team Jothishi Shani Mahatmya is a narration of the happenings in the life of the King Vikramaditya during his seven and a half year Saturn period called Sade-Sati. The narration starts in the court of the King Vikramaditya. He was a very wise, benevolent and well-loved King. King Vikramaditya liked to encourage meaningful debate in his court. He was listening to a debate on which planet among the Navgrahas was the greatest. One by one the representative of each planet stood up and described and praised the virtues of their planet. Each representative naturally argued that their planet was indeed the best of them all. Surya or the Sun was the first planet whose virtues were extolled. Next came the representatives of Chandra (Moon), Mars (Mangal) and Mercury (Budh). The King listened carefully to each of the speeches. The next speaker was t...
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