Shani
E448870
Shani is a major Hindu deity associated with the planet Saturn, karma, justice, and the dispensation of rewards and hardships.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shani canonical | 19 |
| Lord Shani | 2 |
| Shani Dev | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4513834 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shani Context triple: [Surya, child, Shani]
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A.
Shesha
Shesha is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the divine couch of Lord Vishnu and symbolizes eternity and the foundation of the universe.
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B.
Varuna
Varuna is an ancient Vedic god primarily associated with cosmic order, moral law, and the waters, often regarded as a sovereign guardian of ṛta (universal order).
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C.
Varuna
Varuna is a large, rapidly rotating trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its elongated shape and classification as a likely dwarf-planet candidate.
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D.
Vrishabhavathi
Vrishabhavathi is a river in the Indian state of Karnataka that flows through parts of Bengaluru before joining the Arkavathi River.
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E.
Inti
Inti is the Incan sun god, revered as a principal deity associated with royal power, agriculture, and the cosmic order.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shani Target entity description: Shani is a major Hindu deity associated with the planet Saturn, karma, justice, and the dispensation of rewards and hardships.
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A.
Shesha
Shesha is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the divine couch of Lord Vishnu and symbolizes eternity and the foundation of the universe.
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B.
Varuna
Varuna is an ancient Vedic god primarily associated with cosmic order, moral law, and the waters, often regarded as a sovereign guardian of ṛta (universal order).
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C.
Varuna
Varuna is a large, rapidly rotating trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its elongated shape and classification as a likely dwarf-planet candidate.
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D.
Vrishabhavathi
Vrishabhavathi is a river in the Indian state of Karnataka that flows through parts of Bengaluru before joining the Arkavathi River.
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E.
Inti
Inti is the Incan sun god, revered as a principal deity associated with royal power, agriculture, and the cosmic order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
Navagraha ⓘ planetary deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
discipline
ⓘ
hardships ⓘ justice ⓘ karma ⓘ longevity ⓘ obstacles ⓘ patience ⓘ planet Saturn ⓘ
linked to:
Saturn
rewards ⓘ |
| celestialBody | Saturn ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| consort |
Manda
ⓘ
Neelima ⓘ |
| dayOfWorship | Saturday ⓘ |
| direction | west ⓘ |
| gemstone | blue sapphire ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
blue or black garments
ⓘ
dark complexion ⓘ four arms ⓘ seated on a crow ⓘ |
| majorTemple |
Shani Dham Temple, Delhi
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Shani Shingnapur ⓘ Thirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple ⓘ |
| memberOf | Navagraha ⓘ |
| metal | iron ⓘ |
| parent |
Chhaya
ⓘ
Surya ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
dispensation of karmic results
ⓘ
judge of human actions ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ashwini Kumaras
ⓘ
Manu ⓘ Revanta ⓘ Tapti ⓘ
linked to:
Tapti River
Yama ⓘ Yamuna ⓘ |
| textMention |
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ various Hindu astrological texts ⓘ |
| vehicle |
crow
ⓘ
raven ⓘ |
| weapon |
danda
ⓘ
sword ⓘ trident ⓘ |
| weekday | Saturday ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
fasting on Saturdays
ⓘ
offering sesame oil ⓘ recitation of Shani mantras ⓘ |
| zodiacSignLordOf |
Aquarius
ⓘ
Capricorn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shani Description of subject: Shani is a major Hindu deity associated with the planet Saturn, karma, justice, and the dispensation of rewards and hardships.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Surya (sun) in Hinduism
subject linked to:
goddess Yamuna
subject linked to:
Shani Shingnapur (nearby village)
subject linked to:
Shani Shingnapur (nearby village)
linked to: Shani
subject linked to:
Shani Shingnapur
linked to: Shani
linked to: Shani