What is Mangal Dosh?

When Marsh is located in any of the houses shown in the horoscope, the horoscope is said to
have "Mangal Dosh". i.e. if Marsh is in first house, fourth, seventh, eighth or twelfth house
person is having "Mangal Dosh".

W
hy is it considered as a drawback during
marriage?
Marsh affects the 4th, 7th & 8th house from the house in which it is placed. This is called
"Mangal Drushti".
Marsh is a planet which is representative of fire, electricity, chemicals, weapons, aggression,
high energy, blood, fight, accident etc... Let's see what are the repercussions of Marsh located
in these houses. Whichever house it is located or has its drushti, effects of Mangal are
experienced in the aspects of life represented by that house.
1) 1st house:
if Marsh is placed in the 1st house it will affect 4th, 7th & 8th house in addition
to 1st. 1st house represents the personality of the person, hence person may be very short
tempered. 4th house represents the house, vehicles of the person, hence there is a possibility
of problems associated with house & vehicle e.g. accident due to fire, chemicals, electricity
etc...7th house represents the Marital Life, spouse & business in partnership, hence there is a
possibility of turbulent married life, spouse may be of very hot tempered nature, loss in
partnership etc... 8th house represents death, sudden monetary gains etc... hence there is a
possibility of fatal accident to the person. Of course these are very broad guidelines. Many
other angles need to be studied like the overall quality of the horoscope, power of the planets,
aspects of the planets etc...
2) 4th House:
If it is placed in the 4th house it will affect 7th, 10th & 11th house in addition
to 4th house. We have seen effects on 4th & 7th house. 10th house represents career, father,
sleep etc... hence there is a possibility of frequent changes/disturbances in the career, sleep
disorder, issues with father or even early death of father etc... 11th house indicates the
monetary gains in life, hence there is a possibility of losses due to accidents, theft etc...
3) 7th House:
Marsh in 7th house affects 10th, 1st & 2nd house in addition to 7th. 2nd
house is the house that gives the idea about the wealth of the person. It indicates the family
of the person & it is also the 8th house from 7th house indicating death of the married
life/business in partnership. Hence Marsh drushti on this house can create issues among the
family members, there is a less harmony among the members due to short tempered &
aggressive behaviors. So also there are chances of loss of money.
4) 8th House:
It affects 11th, 2nd & 3rd house. 3rd house represents brothers & sisters of a
person, the verbal communication skills, voice of the person, achievements of the person.
Hence Marsh might create tensions among siblings, person may be very rude & arrogant in
speaking, might hurt others quite often & may suffer more failures than successes.
5) 12th House:
Marsh in 12th house affects 3rd, 6th & 7th house. 12th house indicates the
spending nature of the person. Hence person may be of over spending nature. 6th house
indicates diseases, thefts due to servants, maternal uncle etc...person is likely to have
diseases caused due to acidity, hyper tension, blood diseases etc...
Thus you will observer that if the Marsh is troublesome in these houses which affect the

married life substantially. Hence horoscope with Mangal Dosh is treated unsuitable.
What precaution is to be taken while checking the position of the Marsh in the
horoscope?
First & foremost the horoscope MUST be "Bhavachalit Kundali" & not the genaral Lagna
Kundali.
It is advisable to consult an expert Astrologer in taking decision in case of Mangal Dosh.
Under what circumstances the "Mangal Dosh" is not considered "Dosh"?
1. If Marsh is "Neech" i.e. in Cancer
2. If Marsh is in the enemy house i.e. in Gemini or Virgo,
3. If Marsh is "Astangat" extinguished i.e. near Sun.
4. If Marsh is in Aries in 1st house
5. If Marsh is in Scorpion in 4th house
6. If Marsh is in Capricorn in 7th house
7. If Marsh is in Leo in 8th house
8. If Marsh is in Sagittarius in 12th house.
Under what circumstances Marsh is treated as Mild?
If Marsh is receiving drushti from any "Shubh" planet i.e. Jupiter, Venus, Moon & Mercury, it is
treated to be a mild "Mangal".
What situations in the horoscope of the spouse is treated as matching with the
horoscope having "Mangal Dosh"?
If the horoscope of the spouse has any of the following star positions, it is complementary to
the person having "Mangal Dosh" & hence the two can be considered to be match for each
other.
1. If Saturn is in 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house.
2. If Saturn is affecting 7th house with " 3rd or 10th Drushti" i.e. if Saturn is in 5th or 10th
house.
3. If Powerful Jupiter (In Cancer, Sagittarius, Pisces or Vargottam, Uchcha Navamansh or
swanavamansh etc...), or Powerful Venus (in Pisces, Taurus or Libra or Vargottam,
Uchcha Navamansh, Svanavamansh etc...) is placed in 1st house,
4. If 7th house is affected by Jupiter's 5th or 9th drushti i.e. Jupiter is placed in 3rd or 11th
house.
5. If Rahu or Ketu is located in 1st or 7th house.
Importance of Mangal "Marsh" in 21st Century.
Marsh gives a very high
fighting spirit
which helps in coming out of difficult situations,
dealing with the stress.
it teaches
aggression
which is very essential in taking new challenges.
It gives
industrious nature
, person having "So called" Mangal Dosh will never be a
lazy person. It makes the person very enthusiastic. He or she will always keep himself
or herself busy in something or the other constructive.
Marsh teaches high
discipline
,
good administration
&
firm decision making
. These
are all the qualities absolutely necessary for any successful leader.
Marsh is a gift to a Surgeon, General, Air Marshal, Admiral, President/Prime Minister of a
Country, Businessman etc...