- Grahas
- Mangal (Mars)
One of the nine
Mangal (Mars)
Mangal is your courage and your drive — the commander of the kundali. It rules brothers, land and property, energy, competition and the skill of the hands. Strong, it makes you the one who takes charge and gets things built; troubled, it shows as haste, temper and quarrels.
What it governs
- courage and valour
- younger brothers
- land and property (bhumi karaka)
- physical strength
- energy and initiative
- competition and sport
- the army, police and uniformed services
- surgery and dentistry
- engineering, machines and metals
- fire, weapons and tools
- anger and argument
- buildings and construction
- leadership in action
The body
- blood and bone marrow
- muscles
- head and face
- neck
- the reproductive organs
- bladder
- teeth
- left ear
Relatives
- younger brothers
- brothers and cousins
- husband, in a woman's chart
Work
- army and police
- surgeon
- dentist
- engineer
- mechanic and machine operator
- blacksmith; metal, iron and steel work
- construction and real estate
- fire service
- chemist
- sportsperson and trainer
- cook (the fire and the kitchen)
- barber
Places
- places of fire — kitchens, furnaces, forges
- army areas and police stations
- factories and industrial areas
- land and building sites
- forests
- the south
Strong
A strong Mangal — in the 10th house where it has dik bala, exalted in Capricorn, or in its own Aries or Scorpio — gives courage, stamina and a gift for organising and carrying things through: you pioneer, lead from the front, win against opposition and stand by your friends at any cost. Land, property and your brothers support you. Its results ripen from about 28 to 32.
Weak
An afflicted Mangal — debilitated in Cancer, or in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th without a benefic's help — shows as a quick temper, rash decisions, quarrels with brothers or over land, and force before argument; GP warns that Mangal's anger ends badly where Shani's hardship ends well. The areas to care for are the blood and blood pressure, cuts, burns and injuries; see a doctor for anything persistent. Drive and handle tools with extra care, keep Tuesdays for Hanuman ji, and give toor dal and red cloth.