Shani
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 4
Shani is the step brother of Yama. Yama is the step brother of Shani.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Rig Veda, dated to the Vedic period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Katila, Ēostre, Aušra, Ratri, Yami, Dhumorna, Sūrya, Chitragupta, Disani, Ame-no-Uzume, Marici, Saranyu, Vishwakarma, Kala, Sanjna
- sibling of
- Yama, Shraddhadeva Manu, Revanta, Tapati, Yamuna, the Ashvins, Tapti, Vishti, Savarni Manu, Manu
- served by
- Shani's vahana
- syncretized with
- Sėlija
Mentioned by
- Yami
- Dhumorna
- Sūrya
- Chitragupta
- Disani
- Ame-no-Uzume
- Marici
- Saranyu
- Vishwakarma
- Kala
- Sanjna
- Manu
- Shani's vahana
- Sėlija
- Chhaya
- Sūrya
and 1 more
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Yama is the twin brother of Yami, brother of Shraddhadeva Manu and the step brother of Shani”
#13943 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Legends describe him as the twin of Yamuna, a river goddess associated with life, and the son of the Sun god Surya and Saranyu. Other than Yamuna, he also has many siblings, such as the Ashvins, Shani, Shraddhadeva Manu, Revanta and Tapati.”
#13990 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Shani”
#16278 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Surya mistakes Chhaya for Sanjna and fathers three children on her. Chhaya gives birth to Shani, Savarni Manu and Tapti”
#30432 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5