Mars , the cosmic planet also known as Mangal in Hindu mythology is said to have

been born when 3 drops of sweat fell from the brows of Lord Shiva on Earth. He
is also referred to as Ares aka The God of War in Greek Mythology and is known f
or his innate ability in fighting , combat , defence and attack. He is the Comma
nder in Chief in the royal planetary cabinet and usually has a soldier like ment
ality and aptitude. Mangal is also celibate in nature and thus is very famous in
casuing a particualar kind of dosha or flaw in natal charts of certain people ,
referred to as Manglik Dosha. People with this dosha have always experienced tr
oubles in their marital life , where marriages have either ended in divorce or w
ith the death of either partner.Nowonder , Indian women from ages have been wear
ing red coral gemstones , which are direct manifestion of the cosmic power of ma
ngal in their mangal sutras to protect them from the harmful effects of Mangal a
nd its Manglik Dosha.
The ancient classical jyotisa magnum opus Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra mentions
Manglik Dosha in quite detail and also gives remedies to thwart off such doshas
and gain the benevolence of Mangal or Mars.
In a Vedic horoscope, Manglik dosh or Kuja dosha is formed when mars is placed
in either ascendant(First House), House of happiness or mental peace(Fourth hous
e),House of marriage(Seventh House), House of longevity(Eighth House) or house o
f expenditure(Twelfth House).In all these postions Mars acquires special attribu
tes to give problems related to marital life.Manglik dosha occours from Ascendan
t or Lagna , Lunar Ascendant or Chandra Lagna and from Venus , with the intensit
y of dosha increasing from Lagna to Venus.
People having such manglik doshas from any of all 3 of such references have eith
er consicous or subconscious traits to end up remaining single , since the plane
t Mars itself has traits of Celibate.No wonder , Hanumanji , an avatar of LOrd S
hiva , who was a devout celibate for as long as history exsists is worshipped on
Tuesdays or Mangalwar , the day of Mars.
Mangala Dosha effects the married life of a person in many ways it creates delay
s, cheating, hurdles and obstacles in getting married. After marriage, there is
physical, mental or financial hardship for one of the partners or both the partn
ers. It causes mutual disputes, allegations and counter allegations and may even
lead to disintegration of marriage. If the Dosha is pronounced, one of the part
ners may remain ill or there may be untimely death of either one or both the par
tners.

cancellation of Manglik Dosha:- there are certain factors which when met in a na
tal horoscope can completely nullify the effects of Manglik Dosha on its own an
d no remedial measures are necessary. In such cases , where such conditions for
nullification exsit , Mangalik Dosha though present in the chart can be safely i
gnored.

a. If Mars is in 4th house in own sign, i.e., Aries or Scorpio.

b. If Mars is in 7th house in exaltation or debilitation, i.e., Capricorn or Can
cer.
c. If Mars is in 8th house in any of the signs of Jupiter, i.e., Sagittarius or
Pisces.
d. If Mars is in 12th house in any of the signs of Venus, i.e., Taurus or Libra.
e. If Mars is in any house in Aquarius or Leo.
f. IF Jupiter or Venus are in the Ascendant or If Jupiter aspects 7th House.
g. IF Mars is Conjunct Moon or Jupiter.
IF both partners have manglik dosha , then this dosha gets cancelled on its own
and the couple leads a happy married life , just as two negatives , when added t
ogether make one positive.
Remedies of Mangalik Dosha :-
There may be certain natal horoscopes where such cancellation factors may not ex
sits and thus , remedial measures for the appeasement of Mars become outmost nec
essary.
One should fast on Tuesdays (sunrise to next day sunrise). During the day, consu
me liquids without salt like tea, coffee, milk, fruit juice and curd. In the eve
ning, draw a triangle with red kumkum (roli) on a plate and worship with Panchop
achara [red sandalwood, red flowers, incense (dhoop), lighted lamp and food cons
ecrated to a deity]. Thereafter, only before sunset, one may consume wheat bread
, ghee and jaggery (unrefined cane sugar). If the Mangalik Dosha is pronounced, t
hen the Mangala Chandika Strotra should be recited daily for 21 times for 108 co
nsecutive days. In the morning hours, one should sit facing the eastern directio
n, light a five stroked lamp and worship one's deity (Ishta) and the planet Mars
(Mangala) with Panchopachara.