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| Direction: | West |
| Weekday: | Saturday |
| Matures | at age 36 |
| Metal: | lead |
| Color: | blue/black |
| Grain: | sesame-seeds |
| Gem: | blue sapphire |
| Nature: | Vata |
| Guna: | Tamas |
| Deity: | Yama | |
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The word Yagya (properly spelled yajna) means sacrificial act.
In essence this means that any self-less act can be classified as a Yagya.
Divine providence, if we attune to it, often directs us unknowingly to do
these kinds of acts to balance the influences of negative karma. So listen
to your inner voice and obey when it spurs you to perform random acts of
kindness.
Fasting to balance Shani
Fasting is a form of
Yagya. If you are strong and healthy, you can have a light fast on Saturday,
nourishing yourself only on a broth of sesame-seeds (which corresponds to Shani).
Other activities to balance Shani
Beware of narrow-mindedness, rigidity and over-conservatism. Be respectful of people in service or labor positions.
Vedic Yagya
Chanting or reciting mantras,
shlokas or stotras from the tradition of the Veda (pure knowledge) is what is
most commonly know as Yagya. People can do this by themselves and also hire
professional Vedic pundits to perform specific rituals (pujas and homas) to
pacify certain elements in their charts. |
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