Secret connection of Lord Hanuman and Shani Dev

All those people who keep faith in Sanatan Dharma, believe Lord Hanuman to be the troubleshooter, and Shani Dev as the God who punishes the wrong. Both these Gods have a close connection with Lord Shiva. While Lord Hanuman is the avatar of Lord Shiva, Shani Dev received Lord Shiva’s powers after intense meditation.  Moreover, those who worship Lord Shiva are automatically blessed by Shani Dev.

Apart from these things about both these Gods, there are certain things highlighted in the Shastras, which reveal the powers, characters as well as similarities and differences between these two Gods.

Here are some interesting secrets about Lord Hanuman and Shani Dev…

Similarities between Lord Hanuman and Shani Dev as per Shastras:

As per Surya Sanhita, Lord Hanuman was born on a Saturday

Lord Hanuman is the Rudra avatar and Rudra is another name of Lord Shiva

In Hanumanshastranaam, one name is of Shani Dev

Many times in Shastras, the colour of Lord Hanuman is said to be similar to Shani Dev. It is believed that this colour of Lord Hanuman is because of cruel eyes of Shani Dev on him.

Click on the next slide to know the similarity in their characters….

Father of Shani Dev, Suryadev, is the teacher of Lord Hanuman. Shani Dev has a fight with his own father, but Suryadev has given a lot of his powers to Lord Hanuman and made him Mahavir.

Shani Dev is considered to be of cruel and unforgiving nature, while Lord Hanuman like Lord Shiva is extremely forgiving.

Shani Dev is born from fire, while Lord Hanuman from air (Pavan putra).

It is believed that one should not sell oil on Saturdays; however, offering oil to Lord Hanuman on the same day is considered auspicious.

-daily.bhaskar