00:00No mortal strikes the god of fate. One orphaned boy broke his legs. Would you hunt the dark
00:06planetary lord who ruined your family before your birth? The Shiva Purana records the clash.
00:11Piplad, an orphan sage, demanded cosmic justice. Shani, the feared planetary deity of suffering,
00:18had destroyed his father with a glance. Notice the audacity. An earthbound mortal rising to
00:23punish the architect of destiny. Piplad performed fierce austerities until Shiva,
00:28Lord of Yogis granted him divine fire. Wielding a staff of celestial fire,
00:33the youth struck Shani from the sky. He shattered both knees of the deity shouting,
00:38Spare every child or burn. The dark god wept and yielded the vow, limping forever through the
00:44heavens. He broke the legs of fate. The dark stars above you cannot dictate your strength.
00:50Follow. The epics hold stranger tales than this.
