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Clarifications on Manglik Dosha
The maximum comments on this blog are posted to the article on Manglik Dosha. I would like to clarify a few points:
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I am of the firm opinion that Mars in Lagna does not cause dosha.
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Shani and Rahu, which are supposed to be cruel planets also cause dosha similar to Manglik dosha and their effect should also be balanced.
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A person with Mars in 7th house should marry a person with Mars in 7th house only and not in any other house.
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A person with Mars in 8th house should marry a person with Mars in 8th house only and not in any other house. 
I was going through a calendar that we have been referring throughout. This calendar is called Bhuvan Vijay Panchanga by Pt Babulal Chaturvedi and is published by Adhunik Jyotish Karyalaya - Office of Modern Astrology, Jabalpur, India. It is a fairly accurate and detailed calendar and readers are advised to take a look at it if they can get hold of one. I refer to the pages when someone asks me about match making and an internet connection is not handy to refer to my own website.
In one of the pages, the author explains about Manglik Dosha and how it is caused and what nullifies the dosha. It is pretty much in line with other texts on Manglik Dosha that I have read. However, one of the sections caught my eye and I thought I should share it with blog readers. Please take a look at this attached image.
For people who do not understand Hindi, the text says that in the seven scenarios mentioned below, matching the chart for Manglik Dosha is not required:
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If there is a condition associated with marriage, e.g. the way Rama and Sita, Arjun and Draupadi got married.
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If the girl is kidnapped and subsequently married.
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If the girl’s father gives away his daughter willingly and lovingly.
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If the girl herself proposes to a guy then it is not necessarily required to match the charts for Manglik Dosha.
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In case of remarriage.
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If the girl has crossed the age of 30 years, then a lot of attention should not be given to manglik dosha.
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For a man above 50 years of age and for a woman 45 and above.
Number 4 and 6 seem to be a fairly interesting points. I am not sure why these are specific to girls. Anyway, the whole point behind this post is to kickstart a debate. I would request learned astrologers to take a look and comment on this post so that students like me can learn.
Tags: Manglik Dosha, Kundali Matching
Chart Matching Fundamentals
A lot of marriages in Hindu Culture consider horoscope compatibility matching, i.e. Guna Milap as the first step. The horoscopes are matched on the basis of health, wealth, longevity, well being of children etc. In Vedic Astrology, marital life is said to be affected by the following parameters:
- 7th house and its lord,
- Planets having drishti on the lord of the 7th house,
- Planets located in the the 7th house,
- Venus for males, because it represents wife and
- Jupiter for females because it represents husband.
Matching these parameters is a job of an experienced astrologer.
Kuta Point System for Guna Milap: Apart from the parameters mentioned above, the horoscope compatibility is judged by points, known as kuta. These points are calculated by taking into account the position of Moon in both the charts. Moon in a person’s chart represents the emotional aspect, his/her personality and capacity to care about other people.
Nakshatras: Moon moves around the Earth in little over 27 days. The whole path of the moon is divided into 27 parts, each of which is represented by a constellation. These constellations are known as Nakshatras (you can call them Lunar Constellation, if you must need an english term for them) and the moon “resides” in each nakshatra for approximately a day. As these nakshatras are associated with the moon, they are usually a better indicator of a person’s emotional capacity. The following is a table of 27 nakshatras along with their rulers. The last column indicates the ruler of the nakshatra.
| Nakshatra |
Nakshatra |
Nakshatra |
Ruler |
| 1. Aswini |
10. Magha |
19. Moola |
Ketu |
| 2. Bharani |
11. Purva Falguni |
20. Purva Ashadha |
Venus |
| 3. Kritika |
12. Uttara Falguni |
21. Uttara Ashadha |
Sun |
| 4. Rohini |
13. Hasta |
22. Shravana |
Moon |
| 5. Mrigshira |
14. Chitta |
23. Dhanishtha |
Mars |
| 6. Adra |
15. Swati |
24.Shatabhisha |
Rahu |
| 7. Punarvasu |
16. Vishakha |
25. Purva Bhadprada |
Jupiter |
| 8. Pushya |
17. Anuradha |
26. Uttara Bhadprada |
Saturn |
| 9. Ashlesha |
18. Jyestha |
27. Revati |
Mercury |
Factors: The factors which are important for horoscope compatibility analysis, i.e. Guna Milap or Kundali Milan are derived from these 27 nakshatras. Based on the position of the moon in a nakshatra, the following factors are assigned to a chart.
- Varna, literally means caste. There are four varnas, Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra, in that order. This factor contributes one point to the overall match. To match, the groom should have a higher varna than the bride.
- Vashya, literally means control. This factor shows who among the bride and the groom will have more control, in other words, who would be more dominating. This factor contributes a maximum of two points to the chart. Two points are allotted if the bride and the groom belong to the same vashya. The vashyas are simple to calculate and correspond to the whole rashi.
- Chatushpad (having four feet) - Aries, Taurus, and Sagittarius (second half).
- Manav (human) - Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius (first half) and Aquarius.
- Jalchar (living in water) - Cancer, Capricorn and Pisces.
- Vanchar (living in the forest) - Leo
- Keet (worm) - Scorpio
- Tara is an indicator of a relationship between the nakshatras of the bride and the groom. The maximum number of points that can be obtained with this match is 3.
- Yoni is an indicator of attraction between husband and wife. This factor contributes a maximum of 4 points to the overall compatibility, with 4 points being awarded if the bride and groom have the same yoni. The yonis are represented by names of 14 animals.
- Graha Maitri is an indicator of friendship between the rashi lords of bride and groom. The two rashi lords can be friends, enemies or neutral to each other. However, the friendship is not commutative (I hope I am using the correct term here) i.e. If A is a friend of B, then B need not be a friend of A. This factor contributes a maximum of 5 points to the overall compatibility.
- Gana is an indicator of three basic qualities of nature (sattva, rajas and tamas) and are represented by Deva (God), Manav (Human) and Rakshasa (Demon). This factor contributes up to 6 points towards the match and is considered good if the bride is of higher gana than the groom.
- Bhakoota is an indicator of relative position of moon within the main zodiac. If the signs are located 2nd/12th, 5th/9th and 6th/8th from each other, the points allotted is zero otherwise its 7.
- Nadi literally means pulse. According the nakshatra, there are three kinds of nadis: Adi (beginning), Madhya (middle) and Antya (end). The husband and wife should have different nadis to get 8 points towards overall horoscope compatibility.
These points are added up to a maximum of 36 points. If the sum of the compatibility points is less than 18, marriage is not advisable. These points can also be calculated from the nakshatras of the bride and the groom directly.
Updated on April 04, 2006 after reading some of the comments.
Nadi Dosha: If there is nadi dosha in the chart, i.e. if the nadis of would be bride and groom are the same, there are two exceptions that exist:
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If the same planet is the lord of Rashis of would be bride and groom.
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If the lord of rashis of bride and groom are friends.
In only these two scenarios, Nadi dosha is said to be cancelled.
Manglik Dosha and Chart Matching
 A lot of people write to me about what Manglik dosha is and how important it is for ascertaining horoscope compatibility and in wreking relationships. I will explain a few things about Marsh dosha. Before I start, I would like to emphasize that horoscope compatibility analysis is a job of a well trained and qualified professional astrologer. No software can capture the essense of this process. It is like A.I.; We can make incredibly smart machines, but none of them can match humans in terms of intelligence.
Mars is a planet that represents fire. It causes a dosha in the chart because it tends to burn the relationship between a husband and wife; causing rift, tensions and in some cases death of one spouse. I do not know why Mars has been attributed with these qualities historically. Mars is a planet of valour and vigour and if associated with the lagna works towards making the person brave and headstrong. Why should then these qualities work against a relationship? Maybe because then people become uncompromising as well.
In any case, I believe that a lot of importance should not be given to Mars alone. Rahu/Ketu and Saturn should also be judged while matching charts. In her book “The Art of Matching Charts”, Gayatri Devi Vasudev does not even have a chapter on Mars Dosha. She just has a chapter called “Balancing the malefic content”. There you have it…
Coming back to the point, presense of Mars in houses 2, 4, 7, 8, and 12 usually causes dosha. However, like all other rules, this rule exceptions too. The following exceptions have been taken care of in my software:
- No Dosha for Leo and Aquarius signs and/or Lagnas,
- No Dosha when Mars is in 2nd house, in the signs of Gemini and Virgo,
- No Dosha when Mars is in 4th house, in the signs of Aries and Scorpio,
- No Dosha when Mars is in 7th house, in the signs of Cancer and Capricorn,
- No Dosha when Mars is in 8th house, in the signs of Sagittarius and Pisces signs
- No Dosha when Mars is in 12th house, in the signs of Taurus and Libra
Apart from that, some of the exceptions not taken care of in this software are:
- Association of Mars with Jupiter and Saturn in certain cases cancels the dosha
- Retrograde mars does not cause dosha.
- A weak mars (e.g. combust, situated near rashi sandhi) loses ability to cause dosha.
In the end, I cannot emphasize enough about talking to a professional astrologer when you want to match kundalis. The Guna Milap software on the web site is to help you make a decision. It will not and should not make decisions on your behalf.
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