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Guru Mahadasha, Mangal Antardasha
Mangal antardasha in Guru mahadasha runs 11 months 6 days. It is the eighth of the nine and begins 12 years 8 months after the mahadasha starts.
How long it runs
Guru’s 16 years × Mangal’s 7 years ÷ 120
11 months 6 days · 341 days
Chandra antardasha comes before it, and Rahu antardasha after it.
How the two grahas get on
Guru and Mangal are friends to each other. That natural relationship is where reading a Guru–Mangal period starts; where Guru and Mangal sit in your kundli decides what it brings.
Mangal antardasha adds
effort, property and disputes
What it touches in life
Guru–Mangal area by area, in plain words, from Parashara’s verses set out below
| Area | What the verses give |
|---|---|
| Work and standing | When it goes well: you succeed in all your ventures and win the pleasure of those in power. |
| Money and property | When it goes well: you gain land, property, wealth and grain; when it is hard: you lose wealth and your house. |
| Family | When it goes well: celebrations such as weddings take place, and you find happiness through spouse and children. |
| Health | When it goes well: your strength and courage grow; when it is hard: you suffer eye trouble, bodily distress and mental anguish, worst at the start and easing later. |
For faith and journeys, Parashara’s verses on Guru–Mangal give nothing of their own; there the two grahas’ places in your kundli decide.
What Parashara says
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 56, verses 65–71
Parashara reads Mangal’s antardasha in Guru’s mahadasha by where Mangal sits, counted from the lagna and from Guru, and by what it rules; your kundli shows which line is yours, and though the text speaks of a man, its results apply to anyone.
When it goes well
- When Mangal (Mars) is exalted, in his own sign, or in his exalted or own navamsha (the ninth-part division of a sign), BPHS gives celebrations such as weddings, gain of land or property, growing strength and courage, and success in all ventures.BPHS 56.65–66
- When Mangal (Mars) is in a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house), in a trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th house), or in the 11th or 2nd house, and is joined by benefics (the naturally kind grahas) or receives their drishti (aspect, a graha's glance), BPHS gives wealth and grain, good sweet food, the pleasure of those in power, happiness from spouse and children, and other good things.BPHS 56.67–68
When it is hard
- When Mangal (Mars) is in the 8th or 12th house counted from Guru, the mahadasha lord (ruler of the main period); or Mangal is debilitated and joined by malefics (the naturally harsh grahas) or under their drishti (aspect, a graha's glance), BPHS warns of loss of wealth and of one's house, eye trouble and other hardships.BPHS 56.69–71
Parashara’s remedy
For relief from these troubles, and for gains of wealth and property, BPHS prescribes giving a bull in charity.
BPHS 56.69–71A caution: When Mangal rules the 2nd or 7th house, BPHS warns of bodily distress and mental anguish. The 2nd and 7th are the maraka houses, which the texts link with danger to life. BPHS 56.69–71
Guru–Mangal for your lagna
What Guru and Mangal are for each lagna, as Parashara lists them, and the two read together
For Meen (Pisces) lagna, Parashara names Guru and Mangal together as givers of yoga (34.44): the strongest this pair can be. Both are favourable for Mesh (Aries), Kark (Cancer), Singh (Leo) lagna. Both are hard for Vrishabh (Taurus), Mithun (Gemini), Kanya (Virgo), Tula (Libra), Makar (Capricorn), Kumbh (Aquarius) lagna, where the period asks for the most care. Where one of the two is neutral, the other decides the lean: towards good for Vrishchik (Scorpio), Dhanu (Sagittarius).
The labels, from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 34:
- Yogakaraka: the strongest graha a lagna can have: the one Parashara names as bringing yoga, or the one lord of both a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th) and a trikona (1st, 5th, 9th) (34.13)
- Benefic, Malefic, Neutral: works for the lagna; brings its harder matters; neither
- Lagna lord: the lagna’s own graha, where the verse calls it neither good nor hard
- Maraka: a killer Parashara names for the lagna, watched for health and longevity; printed alone, or after another label. It is not always the lord of the 2nd or 7th: where it differs, the line under it gives the verse
- · Yoga: one of two grahas he says give yoga together for this lagna
| Lagna | Guru is (lord of) | Mangal is (lord of) | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Benefic 9th and 12th | Benefic 1st and 8th | Favourable |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 8th and 11th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.23–24) 8th and 11th | Maraka 7th and 12th | Hard |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Malefic— lord of the 7th, but the killer the verse names for this lagna is Chandra (34.25–26) 7th and 10th | Malefic 6th and 11th | Hard |
| Kark (Cancer) | Benefic 6th and 9th | Yogakaraka 5th and 10th | Favourable |
| Singh (Leo) | Benefic 5th and 8th | Yogakaraka 4th and 9th | Favourable |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Malefic— lord of the 7th, but the killer the verse names for this lagna is Shukra (34.31–32) 4th and 7th | Malefic 3rd and 8th | Hard |
| Tula (Libra) | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 3rd and 6th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.33–34) 3rd and 6th | Malefic · Maraka 2nd and 7th | Hard |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Benefic— lord of the 2nd, but the killer the verse names for this lagna is Shukra (34.35–36) 2nd and 5th | Neutral 1st and 6th | Leans favourable |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Neutral— the lagna lord, which the verse calls neutral (34.38) 1st and 4th | Benefic 5th and 12th | Leans favourable |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Malefic 3rd and 12th | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 4th and 11th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.39–40) 4th and 11th | Hard |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Malefic · Maraka 2nd and 11th | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 3rd and 10th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.41–42) 3rd and 10th | Hard |
| Meen (Pisces) | Benefic · Yoga— gives yoga together with Mangal (34.44) 1st and 10th | Benefic · Yoga— gives yoga together with Guru (34.44)— also named a killer, though not one who kills on his own (34.44) 2nd and 9th | Yoga pair |
“Together” reads Guru and Mangal side by side: both favourable is Favourable; one favourable and one neutral, Leans favourable; one each way, Mixed; one hard and one neutral, Leans hard; both hard, Hard; both neutral, Placement decides. A Yoga pair is two grahas Parashara names together for that lagna.
Read on a real kundli
One kundli that meets Guru–Mangal at 83, read the way the report reads yours
From the Janam Kundli report
Guru mahadasha Care
Guru rules your 3rd house and 6th house and sits in your 9th house: this period brings those matters forward — effort, courage, younger siblings and short journeys; illness, debt, disputes, and thankless work. Go carefully — short of Shadbala, in an enemy's sign in the navamsa, in an enemy's sign and combust; on the other side: a kendra or trikona and vargottama.
Mangal antardasha Mixed
In this kundli it runs 13 January 2074 – 20 December 2074, from the age of 83 to 84. Its length here can differ from the one above by a day, because each kundli’s dates round to the day.
Mangal: rules your 2nd house and 7th house, sits in your 7th house. It brings the money at hand, the family, and speech; the spouse, partners, and those one deals with. Mixed — a kendra or trikona, strong in its sign and well placed from Guru; on the other side: short of Shadbala and in an enemy's sign in the navamsa.
Shadbala: the six-fold measure of a graha’s strength the report computes; “short of Shadbala” means below the strength the texts ask of it. Vargottama: in the same rashi in the birth chart and in the navamsa, which strengthens a graha. Navamsa: the ninth-division chart, read for a graha’s inner strength. Combust: so close to the Sun that its strength is lost in the Sun’s rays.
Its nine pratyantars
Guru–Mangal divides into nine pratyantars from Mangal’s own on. Each length is counted between the dates beside it, and comes out the same in any kundli give or take a day; the dates and readings are this one’s.
| Pratyantar | Length | In this kundli | The report reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangal | 20 days | 13 January 2074 – 2 February 2074 | Mixed |
| Rahu | 1 month 23 days | 2 February 2074 – 25 March 2074 | Opens |
| Guru | 1 month 14 days | 25 March 2074 – 9 May 2074 | Mixed |
| Shani | 1 month 23 days | 9 May 2074 – 2 July 2074 | Opens |
| Budh | 1 month 18 days | 2 July 2074 – 20 August 2074 | Mixed |
| Ketu | 19 days | 20 August 2074 – 8 September 2074 | Mixed |
| Shukra | 1 month 27 days | 8 September 2074 – 4 November 2074 | Mixed |
| Surya | 17 days | 4 November 2074 – 21 November 2074 | Opens |
| Chandra | 29 days | 21 November 2074 – 20 December 2074 | Care |
The dasha calculator finds your own Guru–Mangal dates free, and the Janam Kundli report reads your antardashas this way, with the pratyantars of the one you are in.
Upay in Guru–Mangal
Suggestions for Mangal’s months, which your kundli confirms
For this pair
Parashara gives Guru–Mangal a remedy of its own (BPHS 56.69–71), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”; it comes first.
Mangal’s beej mantra and daan
ॐ क्रां क्रीं क्रौं सः भौमाय नमः
Daan: red lentils and jaggery, on Tuesday
Every Mangal upay
What helps and what to keep clear of in any Mangal period: Mangal mahadasha. Its vrat, ratna, stotra and puja: Mangal upay.
Mangal antardasha in the other mahadashas
Common questions
How long is Guru mahadasha Mangal antardasha?
11 months 6 days (341 days): Guru’s 16 years × Mangal’s 7 years ÷ 120. It begins 12 years 8 months after a Guru mahadasha starts.
Is Guru mahadasha Mangal antardasha good or bad?
Not in advance: it turns on your lagna and on where Guru and Mangal sit in your kundli. By Parashara’s lists it is strongest for Mesh (Aries), Kark (Cancer), Singh (Leo), Meen (Pisces) lagna. It is hardest for Vrishabh (Taurus), Mithun (Gemini), Kanya (Virgo), Tula (Libra), Makar (Capricorn), Kumbh (Aquarius) lagna. By nature the two are friends. On the Tula lagna kundli above, the Janam Kundli report reads it as “Mixed”, as its chip above says.
What are the pratyantars of Guru mahadasha Mangal antardasha?
Nine, in the order Mangal, Rahu, Guru, Shani, Budh, Ketu, Shukra, Surya, Chandra. Each is Guru–Mangal’s length × the pratyantar lord’s years ÷ 120, so the longest is Shukra’s, about 1 month 27 days, and the shortest Surya’s, about 17 days.
What upay helps in Mangal antardasha?
Parashara gives this antardasha a remedy of its own (BPHS 56.69–71), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”. The Mangal beej mantra, Om Kraam Kreem Kraum Sah Bhaumaya Namah, and a daan of red lentils and jaggery on Tuesday are the everyday upay for Guru–Mangal, where your kundli shows the need.
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