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Considering the fact that Sade Sati has different effects for different natives depending on

the lord of the Moon sign (friendly to Saturn or not & whether it is a yogkaarak for the
native's Lagna). I am not going into the astrological factors likely to affect the native. For
that, Krishna Kumar Bagri Ji is the expert. I am talking of the karmic aspect which has to
be taken into account. The first remedial measure is the body.The food you take should
be light & healthy. It should also be vegetarian, free of alcohol. Why? Saturn gets malefic
when these are consumed. This is because Saturn is opposed to Mars which is the agni
that causes digestion. Mars & Saturn being enemies, the consumption of meat, eggs as
well as alcohol imbalances the fire element. This causes either too much hunger or little
hunger & hunger is an expression of Agni which needs food to balance itself. The
consumption of such foods also is not properly digested by the human system so that the
excretion of wastes is also not good causing bad odour. This bad odour weakens the
Mooladhar (remember the sense of smell is connected to this chakra) and the native
going through Sadesati is closest to his/her body. Yoga is additionally an important
routine that needs to be put in practice since it balances our 5 pranas. Prayer has to be
inculcated at specifically the Brahm Muhurat (early morning 90 minutes before Sunrise)
as well as the evening sandhya. These timings are crucial. The body, mind & spirit should
be in a state of complete efficiency. This keeps the pranic or energy levels high. It is best
that during this time we learn to listen & learn from nature rather than fighting it. This
means that we need to understand the direction nature is guiding us to move in. The
people, events, circumstances will present choices. Follow the choices that are right as
per the principles of dharma but not shortcuts which compromise on such principles. Be
ready for hard work & make your body, mind & spirit ready for this. Guru & the Divine are
the best remedies during these periods. Take blessings from old people especially those
who have grey hair. There is one word that saves you from experiencing the malefic
effects of Saturn - discipline. All I have described is centered around discipline.
Saturn is a Griha. The word Griha means to seize (to catch, to hold, to ferry us in a
particular direction or towards a certain circumstance or situation or environment (disha
or dasha). We are all born with destinies that are purely formed by our own karmas. So,
the Grihas are those eternal beings which are given different portfolios & they affect us
through our thoughts & actions. Our good actions are rewards given to us, but these good
actions are consumed much like money we earn & then spend to buy things we need or
desire. Bad actions are like blocks or obstructions in our path & we have exert effort to
overcome them. Since we are talking of Saturn, which is inherently a planet mostly meant
to give us the fruit of our karma, good or bad. However, due to the adharmic nature of an
overwhelming number of natives on this karmabhoomi we call earth, it tends to give the
malefic effects & is therefore feared as a malefic. So we will detail bad karma. Bad
karmas are divided into paap & apradh. Paap is the adharmic thought that we think of.
Apradh is when a bad thought is converted into action to harm other things, living or nonliving. Thus, the seed of paap/ apradh is sown. Now this weed will grow along with the
good karma we have sown & make it weaker just like the weed in a field affects the
normal healthy crop. This weed is controlled by Saturn which will give us the fruits of our
bad karma. The weed of Saturn will make us work harder than normal to keep our good
crop of karmas alive.

When we do chanting, we are neutralizing these bad (adharmic) seeds (not the growing
or grown up weeds). Often during the chanting, we feel a lot of heat. This heat is created
by the prana inherent in the mantra which on repetition multiplies its force. This heat is
called Tapas. And the result is that these bad seeds are fried due to the heat & they do
not sprout. Now the bad seeds are fried first, then the good seeds. This follows natures
dharmic principles on which our human body functions.
Similarly, when we fast, the first substances that are released by the body are toxins and
tissues that are weak, toxic & harmful for the body. It is because of this that ketones start
getting released & if you go to a doctor, he will advise against fasting because he will tell
you are losing ketones (which are proteins) and this will damage the organs of the body.
But, the actual fact is not known to them. Through fasting diseased & weak tissues get
dissolved & are excreted first. This is another facet that we must become aware about.
Fasting done in a scientific manner cleanses the body. Obviously fasting should be done
under guidance.
Fasting done for 9 days dissolves karmas. This is why fasting done on navratras is
essential, but the method of fasting has to be learned from a knowledgeable Guru since
everybodys body has a different level at which it functions. What suits one will not suit
the other. Fasting is not only of the body, but of bad thoughts, negative speech & bad
words to others. This cleanses our manomaya & vigyanmaya kosha. Therefore, during
fasting prayer & forgiving & letting go attitude has to be adopted. Avoid the media in all
forms tv, newspapers, internet, books. The idea is to empty the mind. I have mentioned
Navratras for a reason. First, the navratras occur at the sandhi of two different seasons.
This means during seasonal change. At this time the body, as per natures laws throws
out toxins. Adding fasting to it accelerates the process. The nine day period is also very
important because in nine days all bodies of the human system are cleansed including
the kaarana sharira (causal body) where karma is stored. It is because we have karma in
storage that we continue to stay on this planet & experience both happiness & sadness
(sukha & dukha). When I mentioned that prayer in the early morning 90 minutes before
sunrise is important as well as the evening, there was a reason. The reason is that the
pineal gland is active around this time. The soul body connects through the pineal gland
so the chanting travels through the physical to the etheric (pranmaya kosha), to the
emotional, mental (manomaya kosha), astral (vigyanamaya kosha), causal body
(anandamaya kosha) to the soul body & further to the spiritual source which opens our
Sahasraar chakra thus giving us extra spiritual prana which causes heat & frying of
seeds of bad karma. This makes our body lighter & fills it with energy. Remember
laziness & sloth are also indications of bad Saturn.
Regarding the growing & grown up seeds, daana is the solution. Daana does not have to
be in money or food (food is a very important daana so dont ignore this since it contains
all five elements & giving food cleanses the five elements within us) or gifts but in effort
where we do not expect returns either by giving knowledge, praying for the person etc.

The deeper the bad karma, the stronger the weed & the more number of times must we
help as well as pray for people who are experiencing the same problems & difficulties
faced by us. We will also get punya from such activities that neutralizes this type of
negative karma.

Shani sadesathi is bad for everyone at the point when Saturn crosses the natal degrees
of the moon,
In the Zodiac.
But sadesathi as a whole is not bad for everybody.
For some almost all of the period of 7 plus years is good. For some 1/3rd is good..for
others 2/3rd is good.
It all depends on many factors..
1. The friendship or enmity between Moon sign lord and Saturn.
2. The Moons position in the horoscope..
3.what nakshatra is Saturn transitting into...it's relation with the moon nakshatra lord.
Etc
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