Manglik Dosha a traditional myth in marriage astrology

The fear of manglik dosha is catching like fire these days especially when it comes to marriage manglik dosha is given primary consideration. Everyone wants to avoid a marriage with a manglik male or female and the irony is that a manglik male has to marry another manglik female and vice versa.

Manglik dosha is talked and discussed everywhere in news papers, television programmes, online websites etc. Even the newspapers these days have come up with separate column for manglik prospects under the matrimony headings.

Fear among the people is being spread in the name of manglik dosha, many prospective matrimonial matchs are denied due to the manglik dosha. These days when the age of getting married is increasing and the usual marriagable age is around 25 to 27 in most of the cases, finding a manglik match is not easy. People are mislead in the name of Manglik Dosha whose existence is just a myth. Some astrologers recommend expensive remedies, gemstones for Manglik Dosha.

What is Manglik Dosha ?

As per the principles of traditional astrology  if Mars occupies 1,2,4,7,8,12 houses from the Lagna ( Ascendent ) or Venus or Moon  in a horoscope, the native of that horoscope is considered as a manglik.  If this principle is put to practice then almost fifty percent of the worlds population will be having Manglik Dosha which cannot be true. The authenticity of manglik dosha cannot be guaranteed though many of the astrologers practice and preach in the favor of manglik dosha however there might be other factors due to which the native might be facing delays or hardships related to marriage etc. The purpose of this article is neither to deny the existence of Manglik Dosha nor to promote it, rather to make a scientific analysis to reach a conclusion with the available facts and results.

Some questions related to Mars

1. What is the nature of Mars ?

The sages of the classical texts of astrology have mentioned Mars as a fiery and energetic planet.  Mars aspects 4th, 7th, 8th house from its position. Mars is the lord of Aries and Scorpio Signs, the first and eight sign of the zodiac.

2. Of which houses Mars is the lord ? Does it become a benefic or a malefic by owning such houses ?
3. Which house is occupied by Mars ? Is it a favourable one or an unfavourable one ?
4. Are the evil results of Mars uniformly the same, when it occupies either Aries or Taurus or Gemini or any other sign of the zodiac ?
5. Is there no change in the results of Mars if it were to be in a movable or fixed or a common sign ?
6. Is there no difference in the effect of Mars if it6 occupies the various houses ?
7. Does Manglik Dosha mean only the loss of partner and widowhood ? Can it not cause any other trouble during married life ?
8. What are the modifications of results of Mars, if it occupies its exaltation, own, friendly, inimical and debilitation signs ?
9. How far can the planets conjoined with, or aspecting Mars, mitigate the affliction of Mars when it occupies unfavourable houses ?
10. Even when Mars occupies a favourable house, cannot the adverse aspects of the planets bring about disagreeable results ?
11. Will Mars be eveil, even when it owns Rajyoga houses ?
12. Will there be no unfavourable result, if Mars occupies a favourable house, even though it owns evil houses ?
13. Are we to count houses occupied by Mars, from lagna alone or from the sign occupied by Moon and also ?
14. If there is dosha, what is the exact nature of the difficulty ?
15. Will afflicted Mars offer unfavourable results through out life ? Or will it be experienced only during a certain period ? When can one expect such bad results ?
16. If evil effects of Mars is indicated in both the horoscopes what is the final result if they get married ?
17. If the Manglik Dosha is found in one chart and the other is free from it how will be the marrried life ?
18. If there is no such dosha in both the horoscopes, is a happy and harmonious wedded life guaranteed for long number of years ?