jyotish shastra men shani grah ke anek nam hain - surya putra, asti, shanaishchar ityadi. anya grahon ki apeksha jo grah dhire-dhire chalta hua dikhai deta hai use hi hamare rishi muniyon ne ‘‘shanaishchar ‘‘athva ’shani’ kaha hai. pashchatya jyotish men ise ‘‘saitarna’’ kahte hain. jansadharan men ise sarvadhik atankvadi grah ke rup men jana jata hai. aisi dharna hai ki shani ki mahadsha, dhaiya athva sarhesati kashtakari ya duahkhdayi hi hoti hai. bhartiya jyotish men shani ko nyayadhish mana gaya hai. kintu ‘shani’ ek aisa grah hai jo vipÿiayon, sangharshon aur kashton ki agni men tapakar jatak ko atishay sahas aur utsah deta hai tatha uske shram evan achche karmon ka purn fal aur shubhatva bhi pradan karta hai.
‘‘jatak parijata’’ men daivagya vedyanath ji ne shani ko ‘‘chatushpado bhanusut’’ kaha hai. 6, 8, 12 bhav iske apne bhav hain. yah pashchim disha ka svami grah hai, makar tatha kunbh rashi ka svami hai. shani grah se vat-kaf, vriddhavastha, nind, ang-bhang pishach badha adi ka vichar karna chahie. shani se prabhavit vyakti anveshak, jyotishi, thekedar, jaj ityadi ho sakta hai, mesh rashi men nich tatha tula rashi men uchch sthiti men hota hai. pushya, anuradha aur uÿarabhadrapad iske nakshatra hain. anya grahon ke saman shani grah ke bhi kundli ke 12 bhavon aur 12 rashiyon men bhinna-bhinn fal hote hain. vaise pratham bhav men shani yadi uchch rashisth athva svagrihi hai to jatak ko dhani, sukhi banata hai. dvitiya bhav men netra rogi, tritiya men buddhiman, chaturth men bhagyavan, buddhiman evan apyshi bhi banata hai.
isi prakar dvadash bhavon men shani ke prithk-prithak fal bataye gaye hain. kintu yahan par men keval chaturth bhavasth shani ke bare men ek vichitra evan svanubhut satya batane ki chesht hai. jaisa ki sarvavidit hai ki chaturth bhav matri karak bhav mana gaya hai. mata se sanbandhit gyan kundli ke chaturth bhav se prapt karna chahie. anekanek kundliyon ka adhyayan karne ke bad dekha gaya ki shani yadi chaturth bhav men hoga to aise jatak ko apni mata ka sukh kam milta hai tatha uske jivan men kisi ek aisi mahila ka padarpan avashya hota hai jise vah apni mata ke saman hi samman deta hai aur apni man ke hote hue bhi vah apna sampurn adar, prem v samman us stri ko deta hai jise vah matritulya samjhta hai.
chaturth bhavasth shani vala jatak aisi stri ko man manta hai arthat uske jivan men ek se adhik mataon ka pyar hota hai. yah mahila koi bhi ho sakti hai, uski mausi, chachi, bua ya yahan tak bhi dekhne men aya hai ki donon ka kahin se koi bhi sanbandh nahin hai fir bhi kabhi usse bat hui aur dhire-dhire ye man aur bete ke sanbandh itne madhur ho jate hain ki yatharth men unka prem man bete jaisa ho jata hai. yah ek shodh ka vishay hai jo kramshah kai kundliyon ka lagatar adhyayan karne ke bad paya gaya hai. ab is kathan ki satyata ko sthapit karne ke lie kuch kundliyon ki jyotishiya vyakhya karte hain - sarvapratham dekhte hain yug purush-maryada purushoÿam bhagvan shriramchandra ji ki janm patrika - bhagvan shriramchandra ki kundli kark lagn ki hai. mata ka karak grah chandrama svayan lagn men aur chatarth bhav men uchchasth shani .
shani aur ch ndra ka kendrasth sanbandh aur mata ka karak kundli men (shukra) navam bhav men guru ki rashi men uchchasth. chaturth bhavasth shani ne char-char mataen pradan ki. prastut kundli lekhika ek parichit ki hai. kanya lagn, chaturth bhavasth shani, dasham bhav men guru (chaturth bhav ka kark) chaturth bhav ka naisargik karak chandrama surya ki rashi men aur surya tatha lagnesh budh punah shani ki rashi men - jatak medikal ka chatra hai. kundli men shani aur guru ki ek-dusre par drishti bhi hai. jatak kuch samay purva se ek mahila jyotishi ko apni man ke saman hi manne laga hai aur bahut samman deta hai. kundli men shani aur guru ki sthiti bhi chaturth aur dasham bhav men hone ne karan ek-dusre se drisht hanai donon grah yah sanket de rahe hain ki jismen yah jatak apni man ki chavi dekh raha hai vah stri bhi jyotish ki purn gyata tatha sadaiv uska margadarshan karegi.
ye kundli vrishchik lagn v mesh rashi ki hai. chaturth bhavasth shani kunbh rashi men. chandrama guru ke sath lagnesh mangal ki rashi men jatak apni man se jyada apne mitra ki man ko matrivat samman deta hai kyonki jatak ke adhyayan kal men uske mitra ki man ne use matrivat sneh diya. prastut kundli men dhanu lagn, kunbh rashi shani guru ka sanbandh hai. shani chaturth bhav men guru ki rashi men, guru lagn men aur mata ka karak grah punah shani ki rashi men tritiya bhav men (tritiya bhav sanbandhi ya rishtedar ka bhav bhi hota hai). jatak ko janm ke kuch samay bad se hi uski mausi ka matrivat sneh mila. uski apni man bhi bahut sabhya, shikshit aur bahut achche pad par karyarat hai. kintu mausi ne man ke saman hi pyar diya.
tula lagn ki kundli aur kunbh rashi, shani chaturth bhav men sthit hai apni hi rashi men chandrama bhi shani ki rashi men, pancham bhavasth hai. guru aur shani ki paraspar drishti tatha guru bhi uchchasth (karka-chandrama ki rashi men) jatak ko apni bua ka sneh mata se bhi adhik mila. uparyukt sabhi kundliyon ka adhyayan karne ke bad yahi nishkarsh niklta hai ki yadi chaturth bhav men shani a jaye to jatak ko jivan men ek se adhik mataon ka pyar milta hai. aisa islie hota hai ki kalpurush ki kundli men shani ki rashi ko (kunbh rashi ka) labh bhav ka svamitva prapt hai. atah yah sunishchit evan pramanik tathya hai ki jab kabhi bhi kundli men labh bhav ke svami ka sanbandh chaturth bhav se banega to vah labh dega hi.
arthat bahut sidha aur saral jyotishiya siddhant hai ki naisargik rup se labhesh ka sanbandh chaturth bhav se sthapit ho gaya to nishchit hai jivan men apni man ke atirikt kisi aur ki man apki (jatk) bhi man banegi hi. ismen chaturth bhav ke naisargik karak chandrama, chandrama aur shani ka sanbandh tatha chandrama shani aur lagnesh ka sanbandh bhi avashya hi hota hai. guru bhi aisi avastha men sakaratmak bhumika ka karya karta hai kisi kyonki siki bhi jatak ki pratham guru uski man hi hoti hai atah guru ki bhumika bhi bahut mahatvapurn hai. nishkarshatah kisi bhi jatak ki kundli men yadi uparyukt yog ban rahe hain to jyotishi purn vishvas ke sath kah sakta hai ki aise jatak ko (chaturth bhavasth shani vale jatak ko) apni man ke atirikt ek aur man ki mamta bhari chanv avashya mili hai ya avashya milegi.