Shani is Shiva – the 1st soul that comes from Mahadev. He doesn’t smile, but he doesn’t leave. Why do we fear Saturn? He delays, denies and destroys illusions. They say Shani brings sufferings. Is he a curse? Or a mirror? Shani is not punishment. He is Shiv, when he stops smiling is when Shiva wants to wake you up. He doesn’t always come as a lover or a protector. He comes as discipline, as detachment as delay. In Brahma Vaivanta Purana, Shani is the son of Surya and Chhaya, born through austerity and shadow. He was born facing Shiva. His 1st glance burned Surya, but Shiva accepted him. He made Shani the lord of Karma. In the Markandeya Purana, it is said”
Shani holds the cosmic balance of Karma
He doesn’t act in malice; he reveals the truth you’re hidden from. Just like how Shiva, destroys to liberate in absolute stillness. When Shani’s leg was crushed in battle, it was Shiva who appeared as Akshayapureeswarar and healed him. This act proves that the most sternest teacher is not “beyond grace”. And Shani’s path was sanctified by Shiva himself.
kashmir Shaivism there is a sentence: " when ego tightens spanda ceases
Saturn appears when ego has to be broken. He doesn’t allow you to inflate yourself, and pushes you to remember your source. And that Source is Shiva. Shani silences your world, but in that silence the truth of Shiva roars.. It may seem that all doors are shut, but those doors weren’t meant for you. He may take away everything, slowly till you meet Shiva and only you and Shiva remain. This is what Saturn is all about. He is Shiva in disguise, not to ruin you, but to remake you in your bare minimum.