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1st house from the lagnayour Mars
The lagna: drive and temper
Mars on the lagna gives drive and a quick temper; tradition looks for a partner with the same energy.
- Drive
- Temper
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Manglik · Kuja dosha
Mangal Dosha
six bhavas, and when it lifts
Mangal dosha is Mars in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th bhava from the lagna. It can be checked from a kundli, and it is cancelled far more often than the fear around it suggests.
the six bhavas of the rule
The six bhavas, and what each touches
Mars in one of these, counted from the lagna, forms the dosha. Mars in any of the other six does not.
2
2nd house from the lagnayour Mars
The 2nd: family and speech
Sharp words at home and the family’s money are what it touches.
- Family
- Speech
4
4th house from the lagnayour Mars
The 4th: home and peace
Peace at home, the house itself, and the mother.
- Home
- Peace
7
7th house from the lagnayour Mars
The 7th: the partner
The house of marriage itself, which is why the 7th is read first and weighs most.
- Marriage
- Partnership
8
8th house from the lagnayour Mars
The 8th: in-laws and the long run
The long run of the marriage, the in-laws, and sudden turns.
- In-laws
- Long run
12
12th house from the lagnayour Mars
The 12th: closeness and expenses
Closeness, sleep and spending, the private side of a marriage.
- Sleep
- Expenses
How strong it is
The grade starts from the house: the 7th and 8th weigh more. Then the Moon can raise it, and the cancellations can lower it or take it away.
The lagna forms itOnly Mars in one of the six from the lagna makes the dosha.
The Moon raises itMars in one of the six from the Moon as well raises the grade a step. It never makes the dosha on its own.
Venus is contextCounted from Venus it is read for context only, never to make or raise the dosha.
The three grades
mildmediumstrong
The 15 cancellations
Where most pages stop at the rule, the texts also say when it does not apply. Each cancellation scores points: 2 points lower the grade one step (which takes a mild dosha away), and 4 cancel it at any grade.
Mars’s own strength
- Mars is in its own rashi, which softens it.Aries or Scorpio.
strong · 2 pointsfrom the texts
- Mars is exalted, which softens it.Capricorn.
strong · 2 pointsfrom the texts
- Mars is a yogakaraka for your lagna, so it does more good than harm.For a Cancer or Leo lagna Mars rules a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house, the pillars of a chart) and a trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th, the houses of fortune). A graha that rules one of each is called a yogakaraka.
strong · 2 pointsfrom the texts
- Mars is very close to the Sun, which weakens it.Within 8.5° of the Sun.
strong · 2 pointsfrom the texts
- Mars sits at the very edge of a rashi, which weakens it.In the first 3° or the last 2° of a sign.
moderate · 1 pointfrom the texts
Jupiter
- Jupiter sits with Mars, which softens it.Jupiter in the same sign as Mars.
strong · 2 pointsfrom the texts
- Jupiter’s aspect falls on Mars, which softens it.Jupiter’s 5th, 7th or 9th aspect falls on Mars.
strong · 2 pointsfrom the texts
The sign exempts it in that house
- Mars is in the lagna in a rashi the texts exempt.In the 1st house: Aries, Leo or Aquarius.
moderate · 1 pointfrom the texts
- Mars is in the 2nd in a rashi of Mercury, an exemption.In the 2nd house: Gemini or Virgo.
moderate · 1 pointfrom the texts
- Mars is in the 4th in its own rashi, an exemption.In the 4th house: Aries or Scorpio.
moderate · 1 pointfrom the texts
- Mars is in the 7th in a rashi the texts exempt.In the 7th house: Cancer or Capricorn.
moderate · 1 pointfrom the texts
- Mars is in the 8th in a rashi the texts exempt.In the 8th house: Sagittarius or Pisces.
moderate · 1 pointfrom the texts
- Mars is in the 12th in a rashi the texts exempt.In the 12th house: Taurus or Libra.
moderate · 1 pointfrom the texts
Who sits with Mars
- The Moon sits with Mars, which softens it.The Moon in the same sign as Mars.
moderate · 1 pointthis site’s reading
- Mercury sits with Mars, which softens it.Mercury in the same sign as Mars.
moderate · 1 pointthis site’s reading
What it means for a shaadi
Mangal dosha is read against the other kundli, not on its own.
Both manglikWhen both charts carry a Mangal dosha that stands, tradition counts it as cancelled for the match.
Only oneIt stands, and is weighed with the rest of the kundli milan: the 36 gunas, Nadi and Bhakoot. It does not decide the match alone.
NeitherNothing to weigh here; the match is read on the gunas.
Match two kundlis, free: the gunas, Nadi, Bhakoot and both Mangal doshas together.
Read for your own chart
Mangal Dosha
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Your Tuesday routine
The upay families keep for Mangal dosha. Free, and each with its reason.
Mangal mantra · 108 times on Tuesdays
ॐ मंगलाय नमः
Om Mangalaya Namah
These calm Mars. Tuesday is Mars’s day, and Hanuman ji is prayed to for its courage without its anger.
- Hanuman Chalisa on TuesdaysHanuman ji is prayed to for Mars’s courage without its anger.
- Daan on Tuesday: red lentils and jaggeryMars’s own daan, given on its day.
- Sindoor and red flowers at a Hanuman templeThe offering tradition keeps for Mars on Tuesdays.
- Mangalnath, UjjainThe temple held to be Mars’s birthplace; families visit before a wedding.
Moonga (red coral) is not a general Mangal dosha remedy. It strengthens Mars, which some charts need and others must not have; see which stone your kundli indicates.
More about Mangal dosha
Why another site says you are manglik
Counted from the Moon or Venus. Some sites make a chart manglik from any of the three. This one makes it from the lagna and lets the Moon raise the grade, so it calls fewer charts manglik.
No cancellations. A yes before the cancellations are read is half an answer, and cancellation is common.
The rule in one table
| House | Counted from the lagna |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1st |
| 2 | 2nd |
| 4 | 4th |
| 7 | 7th |
| 8 | 8th |
| 12 | 12th |
For each of these houses the Moon adds one thing: a step up in grade, if Mars is in a dosha house counted from it too.
Also in this section: What a dosha is · Kal Sarpa Dosha · Sade Sati
Common questions
What is Mangal dosha?
Mars in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house counted from the lagna. The Moon can raise its grade and Venus is read for context; neither makes a chart manglik alone.
Am I manglik?
It depends on where Mars sits, which needs your birth date, time and place. The free calculator finds the house, applies the cancellations and says whether the dosha stands.
Does Mangal dosha get cancelled?
Often. The engine checks 15 conditions, from Mars in its own sign to Jupiter’s aspect. Two strong ones cancel it at any grade.
Can a manglik marry a non-manglik?
Yes. In kundli matching the dosha is weighed with the rest of the match, not decided alone; when both are manglik, tradition counts it as cancelled for the match.
Does Mangal dosha end at 28?
That is a popular belief, not one of the rules. The dosha is a position in the birth chart, which does not change with age; what changes is the dasha you are running.
Should I wear red coral for Mangal dosha?
Not as a general remedy. Coral strengthens Mars, which suits some charts and harms others; the gemstone calculator reads it from your whole kundli.
Mangal dosha, read for your kundli
The rule is the same for everyone. Whether it stands for you, and what it means for your marriage, is read from your whole chart.
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