Praising Lord Saturn, for His Grace is needed for destroying Karma . Egoism and its concomitant sins may have held absolute sway somewhere in time. So we go in for corrective measures, like Fasting on Saturdays, serving the poor and the needy and donating on His Days ( Saturdays ) and invoking HIm by HIs Mantra, Om Shanaischaraya Namah . Janmanatra Kritam Papam Vyadhiroopena Jayate. Both bodily and mental afflctions are included in Vyadhi !