Sandna finding it unbearable to live with the harsh glare of

Surya's light, created her own replica and named her as Sanvarna
and asked her to behave as Surya's wife and perform all the
duties and savour the privileges of a wife. She made her promise
that under no condition would she reveal to Suryadev that she was
not Sandna and promised to help her when needed.
Sandna went back to her father Daksha. When Daksha saw that his
daughter coming back, he advised her that she better live with
her husband only. The dejected Sandna did not follow her father's
advise and instead transformed herself into a mare and resided in
the Himalayas and started penance.
Savarna performed the role of dutiful wife. She also gave birth
to five sons and two daughters from Surya. Surya did not have any
doubts about Sanvarna.
One day Shanidev was very hungry and he asked his mother to give
him something to eat. She asked him to wait till she had made her
first offering to God. But Shanidev insisted on serving him first
and in anger kicked his mother Sanvarna. She in return cursed him
that his leg would break.
Shanidev reported the matter to his father Surya. Surya said," a
mother would never curse a son like this." Surya observed
Sanvarna closely and found that she was not Sandna. Surya was
enraged and asked her who she was. Sanvarna confessed that she
was a 'shadow' of Sandna. and that Sandna had gone to the
Himalaya for penance.
Surya told Shanidev that Sanvarna was like his mother and her
curse would not go in vain. It is therefore that Shanidev has one
lame leg.
Shinganapur is a village situated at a distance of 6 kms from
Ghodegaon on Aurangabad Ahmedanagar road in Maharashtra. It is 84
Kms from Aurangabad and 35kms from Ahmednagar. From Ghodegaon,
there is a motorable tar road leading to the Shri Shaneshwar and
is open in all the seasons. The population of this village is
about 3000. State Transport buses ply regularly to Shinganapur
from Ahmednagar, Aurangabad. Another well known pilgrim centre
Shirdi is at a distance of 70kms from Shinganapur and can be
reached via Rahuri and Sonai.