Mangalika = "Manglik" (Hindi)

Martial Aggression

= graha drishti of Kuja (Angaraka, Mangala, Mars) upon the marriage house

Is it Kuja Dosha? Mangala Drishti upon 7th-from-Chandra

• Comments on other Drishti of Mangala

• Kuja = Mars

• Mangala = Mars

• Dosha = condition

Kuja Dosha is read from the rashi (D-1) , from Chandra lagna, and as additional verification it may be confirmed from navamsha (D-9).

As a general rule, Kuja Dosha does not show full effect in the psycho-emotional dynamics of marriage unless it applies to BOTH 7th from radical lagna AND 7th-from-Chandra.

E.g.,

• Emilio Pucci ; Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt; Oprah Winfrey; Jiddu Krishnamurti

• Michael Jackson (possibly)

Radix:

Kuja Dosha is formed when Angarika resides in radix bhava-12, bhava-1, or bhava-4.

Thecompetitive, domineering, penetrating, and warlike (win-or-die) behaviors of Kuja thus cast drishti upon radix yuvati bhava

Chandra (janma) lagna

If Mangala also casts drishti upon the 7th from Chandra(for first marriage) then Mangalika effects are fully realized.

If Mangala also resides in 6th, 7th, or 10th from Chandra,then Kuja-dosha can become an exceptionally strong adversarial agent in marriage.

• When Mangala casts drishti upon Chandra, aggressive words or actions are directed toward the native 's own sensitive emotional core.

• This native is already competitive or critical toward oneself, having internalized aggression from a parent (probably Mother), and thus the compounding effect of the spousal aggression (overt or covert) may be quite unbearable.

Navamsha

Mangala in bhava

Here = brief descriptions of Kuja's effect only in reference to Kuja Dosha.

Mars in bhava-1

• Mangala needs Movement therefore the mangalika needs space for moving. If the freedom to move at will is granted by BOTH the partner (7) AND the in-laws (8) then Mangala-dosha = rarely a problem.
• Mangala-1 needs a modern marriage partner free of the old cultural expectations (Shani) and traditional restrictions on movement. In particular the in-laws must be respectful of innovative, initiating, and competitive features of the social personality.

Example:

• Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi was a constant walker, spinner, who rarely sat still. His relationships experienced a normal amount of stress but potentially excess aggression was deployed in a positive way, via balancing movement (Kuja-Thula).
• USA Pres-40, Ronald Reagan was a football captain in youth, an agile B-movie actor, and always a sporting fellow -- but perhaps not truly sportsmanlike. His first marriage ended in a contentious divorce with children. His second marriage (not affected by the kuja dosha) lasted until his death age 90.
• USA Pres-26 Theodore Roosevelt impulsively married his first wife on his 22nd birthday. Shukra-12-Vrischika and a harsh Mangala drishti to 7 combined with L-8 in 7 = her death from renal failure after only three years of marriage (hidden Vrischika + kidney Shukra + exhaustion 12) . His second marriage, not affected by the Kuja Dosha, lasted nearly 30 years (until his own death age 60).

Mars in bhava-2

• potentially harsh speech. Kuja-2 in 8th from yuvati-sthana may threaten to leave the union if restrictions are imposed upon natural free movements.

Mars in bhava-4

often Mangala-4 is raised in a home culture which allows or even celebrates a certain amount of domestic squabbling. There may have been ongoing verbal war or 'cold-war' between the parents or possibly the caretakers had a physically responsive (spanking, hitting) method of upbringing the children. In adulthood, these behaviors may be replicated. Frequent house moves, renovation and construction projects, or conflict in family home. Mangala 4th Drishti upon kalatra-sthana = fierce.

• Home conflict can be overt or covert depending on the rashi of Kuja.

• Repressed conflict more likely when Mars is repressed in a rashi of Shani

• Expressed conflict more likely when Mars in a permissive sign of Guru/Surya

Mars in bhava-7

• tends to be vigorously active and perhaps dominating in relationship; career is a very important outlet for this fleshly muscular dynamic energy therefore the native is greatly recommended to maintain a public career throughout life. (Kuja drishti to karma bhava) .

Mars in bhava-8

• an indicate an early death of the mate; makes native accident-prone too.

Mars in bhava-12

• hidden passions and potential for deeply repressed anger = covert (12) actions (Kuja) which originate (Kuja) in the imagination and express an agenda of animosity or distrust emerging from the marriage (6th from 7th) .

• Said to produce the most harmful effect upon the daily diplomacy needed in marriage, because the uprising energy wells up from the subconscious (12) and is often not expected or understood by the native.

• example: Michael Jackson, 2 brief marriages, 2 divorces

See Mangala Main Page for longer descriptions of Kuja's behavior in the 12 rashi and 12 bhava

Here = brief descriptions of Kuja's effect only in reference to Kuja Dosha.

• Mangala in Rashi of Budha is verbally aggressive. In Kanya, sarcastic and critical although painfully accurate. In Mithuna, "conversationally invasive"- can be a compulsive talker.

• Mangala in swakshetra (Aries and Scorpio) is the huntsman and the deep miner: muscular and penetrating, with a burning instinct to Win. In Mesha, physically responsive and self-referential; in Kaurpi, psychologically aggressive and controlling.

• Mangala in the Chandra rashi (Cancer) is emotionally passive-aggressive. Often compulsively manipulative, trying to sneak, trick, defraud, or get away with something. This is the most difficult rashi for Kuja. If in Azlesa in bhava-4, the native was manipulated by an unstable mother in early childhood, and is typically unable to sustain a non-manipulative adult relationship.

• Mangala in Rashi of Shani (Capricorn and Aquarius) is a social rule-enforcer. In Kuja, "rules of the jungle" - native is a captain of industry but treats one's spouse like an employee, seeking "business objectives" for the marriage (primarily, increasing one's social rank through spousal support); in Kumbha, "rules of the assembly" - native sees the spouse as one friend among many; may interpret fidelity as a group experience.

• Mangala in Rashi of Shukra(Taurus and Libra) instinctively seeks a physical and social basis for relationships, but may drive too aggressively toward sensual experience and compulsive re-engineering of new agreements. May not be able to leave well enough alone.

• Mangala in Rashi of Vrihaspati(Sagittarius and Pisces) enforced knowledge. the native is generous and inclusive, but only if others do things in one's own way.

• Mangala in Rashi of Surya (Simha) aggressively promotes one's the integrity of one's own reasoning. the native will fight for recognition, and fight to assert that one's actions are morally right.

• Mars with Rahu/Ketu:sign-and-house character strongly amplified

...provides a competitive, sporting, and physically instinctive character for the spouse, but Kuja in bhava-7 does not directly harm the first marriage.

As a matter of advice to those with Kuja in any rashi in bhava-7, but particularly when Kuja is strong, the spouses should take care to maintain their own rooms within the home. Whether male or female, the spouse needs "a room of one's own" with private sleeping quarters such as an artist's studio, private library, sewing room, guest house, or other space in which the warrior can rest without interference while preparing for next day's battle. If this space is provided, Kuja will maintain sexual interest in the marriage, all can be well.

Mangala in bhava-7will cast drishti upon bhava-2, thus the second marriage is harmedby criticism, aggression, or warlike behaviors of the native upon the second spouse.

• the spouse's speech(2nd-from-7th) may be provocativeoradversarial.

• the in-laws (family of spouse) may be competitive, adversarial, or incendiary. Attack, whether verbal, physical, or psychic, from the in-laws.

• 100%upon the house 4th-fromHis position

• 100%upon the house 8th-fromHis position

• 25% upon the house 7th-fromHis position

Kuja Dosha is very common:

• About 30% of all nativities have Kuja occupying houses 1, 4, 7, or 12.

• If bhava-2 and bhava-8 are included are included as causes of Kuja Dosha, 50% of all nativities will display the Kuja Dosha.

• Drishti from a strong subha (happy) planet upon radix bhava-7 can buffer or even neutralize the imbalance of Angaraka Dosha.

• Additional buffering occur when Kuja is aspected by a benefic graha.

• Kuja's 4th and 8th rays give 100% drishti.

• Most severe angles:

  • 4th-from-radix-lagna

  • 12th-from-radix-lagna

  • 4th-from-Chandra (less)

  • 12th-from-Chandra (less)

  Kuja is particularly difficult in Kanya rashi (sarcasm and criticism)and Karka rashi(emotional anger)

• Mangala'slow-dose 7th ray, giving 25% drishti to bhava-7 or 7th-from-Soma, may also be felt by sensitive people.

Childhood home and personal mentality:

We imitate our parents' marriage dynamics in our own marriage, especially the first marriage.

Natal Mangala in bhava-4:

Psychologically it makes sense that a person who was raised with adversarial parents, or in a warlike home environmentwould carry the familiar home culture of their upbringing into their new home in marriage.

• the native with Kuja in lagna casting drishti upon their bhava-7 does not necessarily experience marriage disturbance.

• he marital culture will be vigorous and competitive, with both partners needing plenty of exercise!

• However if Kuja is healthy the marriage can be active and healthy too.

Effect from Chandra lagna

Chandra-Mangala Yoga is famous for encouraging innovation and prosperity.

Although Kuja's drishti to 7th-from-Chandra may signify a physically energized, argumentative, selfish, immature, or even overtly confrontational spouse, the financial results can be highly desirable.

As always, the smart spouse provides plenty of healthy outlets for Kuja energy, including well-timed personal departures from a home that sometimes feels too small.

Multiple marriages:

On a practical level, the nativity featuring Kuja in bhava-4 bhava-12 will probably have additional planetary significators for multiple marriages.

The good news is that if Kuja casts drishti upon Yuvati bhava, Mangala will notalso cast drishti upon dhana bhava, the domain of the second marriage.

hus a nativity suffering severe Kuja dosha in the first marriage is completely "paid up" after the struggle with disagreements and selfishness in the first marriage. They are often able to enter a second marriage on much more agreeable and generous terms.

Competition, domination, sexual pursuit, invasive energy

• On the plus side, Mars energy can keep sexual vitality levels quite high in long-term relationships. And Kuja Dosha does invigorate partner sports like squash and doubles tennis.

• On the minus side, Kuja can be a powerfully invasive, animal-instinct, physical and psychological energy force that requires considerable self-awareness to control..

Career advantage

Drishti of Kuja to kalatra bhava can be put to good use in careers involving negotiation, alliance-crafting, deal-making, bargaining, arbitration, and most types of competition-between-equals energy.

Higher consciousness folk use Mars energy to fight for truth and justice.

But, the key word really is "fight" -- so this energy will be tricky to use well in marriage.

Q:

It is true that Manglik should not marry non-Manglik? Is this an acceptable concept? Does the dosha gets cancelled or nullified?

Best Regards, Jai Ganesha

• Kuja becomes intensely emotionally passive-aggressive in Karka rashi.

• Kuja becomes compulsively sarcastic and verbally critical when in Kanya rashi.

Spiritual benefits of Kuja Dosha marriage:

Psychically, Kuja Dosha indicates that we choose as our spousal "mirror" a native who shows us irritating, adversarial truths about ourselves.

No one likes to see this type of immature, aggressive, selfish Martian behavior in themselves.

However, if one has Angaraka Dosha from bhava-4 or bhava-12, the chosen spouse is karmically responsible for providing precisely this type of mirror.

It may be helpful for the Manglik to consider that they are battling an image of their own self, when they think they are battling some undesirable trait in the spouse.

Usually marital bliss is still possible for a Manglik but they must be willing to accept responsibility for their aggression, and admit that they are acting out a struggle that originates in internal conflict, within themselves.

Marriage therapy - and studying one's own D-1/D-9 - can be helpful to awaken this essential consciousness.

How bad can a Kuja Dosha get?

Aspects from Vrihaspati are very curative, giving the person a fundamental generosity and goodwill toward all.

• Beneficiaries of a Guru drishti include the beleaguered spouse :) because Guru's drishti upon Kuja improves the viewpoint and expands the sense of humor. Marital Anger is still present but it feels much softer and becomes bearable through laughter and overall goodwill.

• Aspects from Shukra or L-9 upon the marriage house are also softening and pleasing and will also improve the experience of living through marriage with Kuja-dosha..

Even the aspect of Shani on either Mangala or the 7th house will give longevity to the marriage. Although the partners will be oppressed, they will be loyal to their vows and the marriage painfully long-lived.

Q:

I have the worst possible Kuja Dosha: Karka Mangla in bandhu, with Rahu!

I am frightened of marriage and would prefer to remain a bachelor, but my parents are getting older and they are anxiously waiting for grandchildren. Currently I am 28 years old, nearly 29.

Since college days, I have enjoyed several satisfying romances with intelligent and cultivated women. But - true to form, I suppose - my best relationships have ended with a nasty emotional fight.

When I over-tired and "stressed out" at work (I am a physician in a busy emergency centre) I require "a great deal of space" -- as you so accurately write! -- to cool down and recover. When I am super-stressed, anyone who is occupying too much of "my space" will get driven out.

Looking back, I can see that I acted aggressively during the break-ups of my previous relationships. I wish it were different, but this seems to be my pattern. Can you suggest any rules for living or particular types of partner that might allow me to be happily married?

My parents are really pining for children, and I would not consider having children without committing to a marriage first.

Thanks for your kind advice and many blessings to you!

~~ Queensland, Australia

A:

Real Marriage is for real adults, and real adults occur only afterage thirty.

1. Mangala matures at age 28.

2. Rahu completes a full return by age 28. At this point, the native has experienced Rahu moving through every domain of their radix and navamsha, as well as contacting every graha and entering every Nakshatra .

3. Shani completes a full return by age 31. By age 31, the native has experienced Shani moving through every domain of their radix and navamsha, as well as contacting every graha and entering every Nakshatra .

hus, the three greatest malefics are finished with the majority of their "surprise" karmic mischief-making by the native 's age of 31.

Even for severest Kuja Dosha, the wisdom of age can make it possible to have a satisfying, spouse-respecting, non-abusive marriage.

So, firstly, you should wait! Waiting is the best antidote to Kuja Dosha.

In general, in the West, where parents do not expect to control (and indeed will demure) their children's marriage choices, there is no reason to rush marriage whatsoever. It is a good rule of thumb for everyone to wait, if possible, until after 30 to enter their life partnership. By age 31, the pace of emotional and psychic change slows down quite dramatically. Self-knowledge and patience naturally increase. So, wait.

Also, consider your square footage. I know numerous Kuja Dosha couples who have sustained long marriages simply by making sure each spouse has their own clearly defined physical space in their joint home. A strong Mangala is very creative, productive, and dynamic. It needs its own creative studio space. It probably also needs its own bedroom and bathroom!

Kuja-dosha natives need not a mere corner of the kitchen or part of a room to call their own.

It needs to be a whole room, a sanctuary, dedicated to that person alone.

Also know There will be fights. Sometimes, big fights.Fighting is not a marriage-breaker if there is somewhere to go after the fight. The fighting energy -- if one does nott rush to suppress it -- can transform into sexual energy and that can be very nice in marriage.

But if the space, is too small then one may feel forced to suppress the fight -- and then suppress the sexual enthusiasm. Better to buy a bigger house!

American "dinkkie" couples (Double-Income-Childless-Couple), whose lifestyle allows only two high-earning adults per one big new American house, are generally Mars-dominant people.

Kuja folk tend to have dynamic careers with good earnings since they have so much vital energy. They can afford a big house but they are self-oriented and don't want to fill it up with family. They have big auras and big ambitions. They need all that space for themselves.

Frankly, until I understood Kuja Dosha in marriage, I used to believe it was silly and maybe even immoral for two professional adults who travel constantly on business to own a big - often-empty - house. But it terms of Kuja Dosha, it makes sense. That's how they stay married.

Kuja Dosha folk need to have a war room/safe retreat where they can lick their wounds and plan their next attack :) He needs the den/garage and she needs the attic/sewing room, or they both need clearly defined home offices, or some other definite clear-boundary space which belongs only to one person and the other spouse NEVER invades.

he conventional cute picture of married couples living out of each other's pockets and sharing everything will never work for Mangaliks.

However, if the partners work to channel Kuja's adversarial energy consciously into career and vibrant sexuality - And they protect the sanctity of their personal physical territory - there need be no horror stories.

After investing more thought and money into developing their conscious marriage relationship than most, they might have a better more conscious marriage than most, too.

My advice:

1. wait until age 31 (my condolences to your anxious parents, but this is essential!)

2. buy a big house, with a private room for every individual including each child

3. know thyself! Accept that marital fights are a normal and natural stress reactionfor you, but maintain awareness to ensure that they don't get aggressively out of control

4. establish a professional advising relationship with a qualified marriage therapist

5. call on that professional when your marriage needs skill-building and wise guidance through the inevitable rough spots

6. plan private time away from the stresses of family life, such as extended business trips, yoga vacations, or meditation retreats

7. be compassionate with your spouse, children, and co-workers -- but most importantly, be compassionate with yourself

Some people like to fight, bicker, over-negotiate etc. in their intimate relationships. Arguing or other adversarial behavior makes them feel that the marriage is more alive. They are happier when there is some combat. Other people (those lacking Kuja Dosha) are not comfortable with much competition or argument in the marriage setting; they have different, more peaceful compatibility expectations. That is why it is often suggested that two partners both having strong Kuja Dosha may enjoy a happy marriage - it is because Kuja Dosha brings a high level of physical energy (including sexual enthusiasm) into the marriage, and if both partners expect that, they can be quite happy.

Q: Pranams Barbara,

After visiting you website I am relieved of many fears....

I am much more rational and intellectual person. Being contemplative and spiritual person I do critical thinking about any situation or decision that I may face in the immediate future. Also I follow my intuitions. I am at a critical juncture in my life where I need to make a decision about marriage.

I met the girl online and instantly felt lot of attraction to her. After sometime I came to know that she has Kuja Dosha in 7th house from ascendant, which is strongeSaint She also has mercury in 7th house which is ruled by Gemini.

I am having trouble in deciding what to do. My intuition is telling me she "the one" and on the other side there is Kuja dosha so I am worried about compatibility and success of marriage.

Any guidance will be helpful from you.

Thank you for putting up such a nice and informative website that helps people like me.

Q: ... a Manglik query. I have a exalted Mars in 12th house and moon in leo in 7th. The mars has his nakshtra lord as mars too (dhanistha nakshtra). The mars does has aspect by jupiter in virgo which might reduce the ill effect a bit but still considerably I guess.

I will be like and gt;30 when I marry. Since by this time (28) mars matures how difficult can things still get??

Since I might have a love marriage not sure if she might be a Manglik too.

My Mars is also my atmakaraka and Arudh Lagna lord. In navamsha Mars is in Leo in 4th and in Dashamsa it is in Aries in 7th.

Please suggest remedy.

A:Namaste,

Uchcha Kuja in bhava-12 is excellent for international business, but naturally His graha drishtiupon yuvati bhava is disruptive to harmony in the marriage. Guru drishti upon a graha simply expands the capacity of the drishti'd graha to give its effect. Therefore a Guru drishti does not reduce the "manglik" empowerment, but rather expands it.

TThe Kuja dosha emitting from bhava-12 is somewhat muted because the physical energy itself is somewhat muted when Mangala occupies the house of the "bridge" between the physical and astral planes. Some of your vital energy is spent in fantasies, imaginations, and dreaming - this portion of Mangala's power does not emerge in physical action.

Manglik incompatibility and fighting in the marriage does not have to be a big problem so long as each member of the marriage is allocated plenty of physical "space". Do not try to live in cramped quarters, or live with relatives, or compromise the physical freedom of each spouse, in order to save money or to accede to the wishes of others. It is necessary to place one's own physical needs first in order to accommodate the Mars energy. If one feel cramped, there will be a backlash. If the Manglik native feels trapped, one will rage in self-defensive action like a frustrated animal. Mangala represents the animal nature of the human.

The bigger problem for you is Chandra-Simha-7. Lord of Ari Bhava in occupation of the house of marriage signifies that the native brings into the marriage bond, the classic negative behaviors of chronic argumentation, illness, financial imbalance, and self-righteous (Simha) blaming of others.

Be very careful of this Lord-of-6-in-7th endency to blame your spouse for stimulating your own inner conflict. The conflict is present in your own inner narrative from birth. It is not "caused" by the spouse. The spouse is simply a mirror of it. You and only you can resolve the inner conflict by appreciating the family history and past-life karma which created the imbalance in the first place.

While it is correctable through self-management and self-observation, be aware that this tendency to argue in marriage is not produced by the spouse. It is produced by one's own self. In particular, be aware of a tendency to express ancient frustrations regarding one's mother upon the person of the female spouse./p>

The spouse may be a medical professional (L-6 in 7) and she is self-confident, but the husband expresses emotional volatility which is damaging to marriage.

When uchcha Kuja = Atmakaraka and is lord of Arudha lagna, the prospect for success in commercial business is truly excellent. You will have wealth, position, and competitive advantage due to your hard work, attention to the task, and your natural inclination to deal only with the other top competitors.

You are not interested in dealing with those who are uncompetitive, slow, or unprepared. You are fast, prepared, and aggressive in business dealings. Kuja in Simha-4th navamsha signifies that the wife puts forth most of her competitive energy in the home (she may invest most of her physical power into developing a home with children) while you can be a disruptive agent there, due to relation of Simha in 7th rashi to Simha in 4th navamsha. Much depends on condition of Surya for final determination.

Kuja in Mesha dashamsha is auspicious for having the physical athletic huntsman's competitive strength that is necessary to pursue business opportunities with sustained vigor. You are demanding, but you will do well if you produce more than others, if you stay consistently competitive. International venues are strongest if Kuja occupies vyaya bhava. Most people, outside of your marriage and family, will perceive you as a financially competitive and socially dominant man. It is only in marriage that petty aggressiveness and habitual blaming of the other may emerge.

The remedy is self-management. Look for similar patterns in your family history. In particular, observe how your father treats your mother and in what ways your mother may emotionally defend herself, perhaps by self-righteous arguing. The best solution is always charitable service to those who have one's own problem but who have the problem in a more profound degree.

In your case, service to those represented by your problematic bhava-6, Ari bhava Karkata which is 12th from Chandra, will have an alleviating effect on marriage frustration. Karkata are parents of children, unusually mothers, who are battered in their homes when their husband becomes an abusive enemies. It would be beneficial for you to donate some of your vigorous physical energy to service offerings such as building or repairing the battered women's shelter, assisting with financial management of the charity's bank accounts, or otherwise assisting to maintain the protective structure which shelters abused women and their children.

The reason for this particular Seva would be that one who is aware of the serious karma faced by the abused is less likely oneself to become an abuser. These women's husbands are abusive to them because the women are an easy target, and also because the women usually come from a long line of instigators who taunt their husbands and bring the situation to a violent pitch. You do not have to get involved in this drama but it is good to be aware of it, to prevent oneself slipping into a similar dysfunction.

Ultimately the mandate of bhava-6 is "serve or suffer". If you are willing to offer service to those with abusive, damaged marriages, you will be able to prevent abuse and damage to trust within your own marriage.

All difficulties within the Jyotisha nativity can be corrected through Seva.

Wishing you all the best,

Sincerely, Barbara Pijan Lama, Jyotisha

Is it Kuja Dosha? Mangala Drishti upon 7th-from-Chandra

Q. I would like to know if having mars in 12th from moon lagna is still manglik.

A. Namaste,

In Hindi-culture pop-astrology, the term "manglik" typically refers to Parashari-style Mangala drishti upon yuvati bhava. However it is quite legitimate to consider the glance of Mangala's energetic Eye upon the 7th-from-Chandra as having an impact on marriage and indeed upon all peer-to-peer relationships.

The impact of Mangala drishti to the bhava = 7th-from-Chandra would be felt not so much on the material plane in matters such as disagreement about money or children, but rather emotional disharmony would be experienced on the emotional (astral) plane in more sensitive matters such as fidelity and trust.

When Kuja casts drishti upon bhava-7, the native is motivated to be 'pro-active' toward the partner and the partnership. The movement is very direct and it can feel confrontational, although it is not always intended to be harmful.

For example, Kuja Dosha gives vigorous sexual activity, physical sporting movement, generally an abundance of excitement and muscularity with and around the Other.

That's why a "square footage" prescription which allows each partner to control their own defined, agreed boundaries can be so helpful in preserving a union where Kuja-Dosha is present in one of the partner's kundali. Having Mangala-individualized spatial boundaries can help protect the less aggressive partner against feeling invaded by their "I want your attention Right Now (Kuja) partner.

On the emotional plane, Kuja Dosha to 7th-from-Chandra may indicate a behavior pattern of being somewhat emotionally invasive. Or perhaps the native has a tendency to too-vigorously enquire into the minute-to-minute feelings and intuitions of the partner. the native may require almost constant emotional interactivity with the partner in order to feel that the partnership is really "moving".

The K-D native may easily experience one's own feelings of being bored and restless in a partnership that seems emotionally static or unresponsive; and furthermore, to stimulate emotional response, the native might become emotionally provocative or adversarial. For example, the native , wanting to stimulate emotional activity in the partnership, might be too-frequent in one's exploratory queries: "how do you feel about me?", "are you starting to feel attracted to someone else?", or "do you still think this relationship is working?" (having asked the same questions just yesterday).

There may be impatience with the partner's emotional limits and a desire to compete with the partner with the prize awarded to whomever can be the most emotionally deep, exploratory, or revealing. This prize the native intends to win, of course, but as always Mangala only pays attention to His nearest competitors, so that number-two (who is, in a two-partner relationship, the only Other) receives the full, blunt-force focus of the native 's attention.

In the short term Mangala can stimulate emotional growth through competitive challenges but generally it doesn't take too long for the exhausted partner to seek a less emotionally warlike environment. That is unless the partner is similarly emotionally competitive, in which case these two might enjoy many happy years of emotional competition, alternately "besting" each other as beloved sparring partners, getting stronger by winning and losing to each other.

Kuja drishti to the 7th-from-Chandra could be an excellent professional trait in a psychotherapist, a forensic scientist digging for clues, a police detective, a diagnostic physician, a performance-oriented sports coach or sales coach - really any specialist whose job it is to push folks emotionally -- right up to their competitive limit. Naturally Mangala drishti to 7th-from-Chandra is not too helpful in maintaining a long term relationship, where the partnership needs to honor stability and acceptance as the priority values.

However the young, pre-marriage relationships may be quite fulfilling for this native. In general when Kuja casts drishti upon 7th-from-Chandra, peer-to-peer relationships tend to be briefer and more sexualized. Mangala tends to sexualize high-voltage emotional interactions. When interactive emotional intensity runs high, Kuja prefers to channel the emotional energy into a kinetic, animal-instinctive form.

As with the classic Kuja Dosha to the 7th radix house, Mangala's drishti to 7th-from-Chandra is easier ultimately if both partner nativities feature the same yoga. However there are other varieties of Kuja Dosha that might be compatible with the nativity that features Mangala's drishti to 7th-from-Chandra.

For example, a male nativity that features Kuja drishti to one's own Chandra, would expect to be at war with the female archetype - whoever was the current representative of the archetype. In childhood, the mother or grandmother ... in adulthood, the female bhava-rulers, the wife, the female boss, the woman banker who controls your business loans ... This male emotionally "expects" females to be somewhat over-stimulating and adversarial, therefore he might be quite comfortable living with a female partner who badgers him toward emotional interaction, constantly trying to provoke a validating response.

Similarly if the male nativity features Mangala's drishti to 7th-from-Chandra, he might find a happy partner in the female whose nativity features Kuja dosha, Kuja drishti to 7th-from-Soma, or even Kuja drishti to Guru (karaka for the first husband). Perhaps a female having Mangala strong in first or 7th navamsha would also be quite comfortable with a spouse who seemed to be on the emotional attack sometimes. (The 'sometimes' being her own Vimshottari periods of Mangala.)

In conclusion: Mangala drishti to 7th-from-Chandra is indeed a variety of "Kuja Dosha". It is the sign of a psycho-emotional "Manglik" which is different from a more physical Manglik.

The Dosha results in over-stimulation of the emotional plane of the partner, a tendency to invade the emotional space of the partner, and an instinct to compete with the partner in contests to achieve emotional domination.

This type of super-energetic, penetrating, always-moving "dosha" is not always a bad thing. It has positive professional applications, and it might be a desirable spousal trait for nativities that have strong Mangala indicators on their key relationship lagna. It is also good for "emotionally penetrating" professions such as psychiatry and police detective.

Hope this answer is helpful,

Sincerely, Barbara Pijan Lama, Jyotisha

file update: 22-May-2013

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