What is Mangalik Dosh ?
Affliction of Mars in the horoscope known as a Mangalik dosh horoscope. It is caused by placement of Mars in the different house of a natal chart. If Mars is placed in 12th, 1st, 4th,7th and 8th house known as a Managlik Dosh horoscope.
Mars is associated with the Greek god Ares, fortunate in war but unfortunate in love. Mars was originally a god of farming. However, he is better known as the god of war, to whom Roman soldiers paid tribute before going off to do battle. Powerfully built, Mars astrological association is with Aries. Mars is concerned with the masculine side of a subject’s nature, with the muscular system and with aggression. Strongly sexual, it can make one aggressive as well as decisive hasty and rude as well as positive and energetic.
Mars is a very hot planet. It is the planet of action. A correct balance of Martian energy is most desirable in all lives – but unfortunately, only a lucky few possess this dynamic balance. Mars is the planet of emotional excitability, which can become violent. Mars is exalted in Capricorn a sign owned by Saturn and debilitated in cancer sign owned by Moon.
The benefice Mars is necessary to give us the energy, will-power and self- confidence to carry out our endeavors. Without this we would not have any real interest, passion or motivation to carry out anything to an end and accomplish its objective. On the negative side, the same aggression brings about competition, argument and conflict. if unchecked can lead to domination, violence, injury,disaster and accident.
“Mangalik dosha” reduced in some condition.
These are:
Mars in 1st House is in Aries
Mars in 4th House is in Scorpio
Mars in the 7th House is in Capricorn or Pisces
Mars in the 8th House is in Cancer
Mars in the 12th House is in Sagittarius
Mars indicates premature death or loss of partner, particularly so when Mars is afflicted by “Kujadosha”. Malefic effect of a Mangalik kundali is that the person with such a horoscope marries another with a similar affliction. This is Mangalic dosh.