Now there is obvious confusion about why Manglik and Mangal dosha is considered bad when the Sanskrit interpretation of that word is auspicious. According to the best of our knowledge, these diverging meanings can be due to the fact that the concept of Mangal dosha was later introduced in the marriage matching use case of Vedic astrology.
Now to understand the more in-depth meaning of Manglik. We need to look at the concept of Mangal dosha (also known as Kuja dosha or Manglik dosha).
Popular Terminologies for Manglik
Manglik dosha - A horoscopic flaw that mostly affects married life as per Indian astrology.
Manglik Boy - A young male individual who has Manglik dosha in his kundli horoscope.
Manglik Girl - A young female individual who has Manglik dosha in his kundli horoscope.
Manglik Individual / Manglik Person - Anyone who possesses the defect of Manglik dosha into their kundli.
Anshik Manglik - A person having partial Manglik dosha present in their kundli. Anshik Manglik dosha is a Manglik dosha in very low intensity.
Purna Manglik - A person having full-blown Manglik dosha present in their kundli. Purna Manglik dosha is generally considered a potent Manglik dosha by astrologers.
What does Mangal dosha mean?
When an Indian astrologer says you that you have a Mangal dosha in your kundli chart or you are a Manglik - That means the planet Mars is somehow acting harmfully in your horoscope for the marriage related things like getting married on time and married life after marriage.
More about Mangal dosha here.
How does Mangal dosha occur?
Whenever Mars is placed in the 1st house, 2nd house, 4th house, 7th house, 8th house or 12th house from Lagna or Moon it causes the Mangal dosha in general. But that Mars needs to be potentially very harmful in the kundli chart and other things like the 7th house, the 7th house lord and the 7th house Karaka must be not very strong for this Mangal dosha to be very functional and powerful.
Effects of Mangal dosha or Manglik dosha
Since the Mangal dosha is about the bad influences of planet Mars on the important house like 1st house, 2nd house, 4th house, 7th house, 8th house and 12th house. Its effects will be all about hampering or damaging the value associated with these houses and things involved in the proper functioning of married life. Those things which can be harmed by a harmful Manglik dosha are as below.
- Health of the individual.
- Good availability of things like goods, food, money and items of necessity and luxury.
- Marriage happiness, Good Married life and Conjugal bliss/Sexual happiness.
- Long life of the life partner.
- Good purchasing power for taking care of the household and marital life.
More about the effects of Manglik dosha can be learned from this article on effects of Mangal dosha on married life.
Who is a Manglik person?
We already know a Manglik person is a reference given to anyone having some sort of Manglik effects in their kundli chart/birth chart and they are called a Manglik individual. Some practitioners and experts of Indian astrology also divide the reference to a Manglik person as Anshik Manglik and Purna Manglik.
Anshik Manglik - means having an Ansh of Mangal dosha or having a part of Mangal dosha (partially Manglik).
Purna Manglik - means having a full-blown Mangal dosha.
Basically, this name reference is the way to say or denote the influence of Mangal dosha on the birth chart of the person.
The Mangal dosha or Kuja dosha can be seen from three different points of view. It is seen from the Ascendant of Kundli chart, from the Moon (Moon chart) and from Venus as well. The dosha seen from Ascendant is the most important of all of them.
Ascendant is important being the indicator of our physical existence.
Moon is important as it rules the mind and mental peace, which is very important in marital life.
Venus rules the Married life and Bhog of life in General - meaning it also rules the enjoyment of family life and harmony of family life.
Ascendant has more emphasis since it shapes our physical and natural personality.
There is another less known form called Double Manglik. While even we are not certain about what it preaches. But Double Manglik must likely be about when there is a strong Mangal dosha from two or more points of view, the Venus, Moon and Ascendant. But if it means like that, the questions arise? Aren't the Purna Manglik and Double Manglik the same? Whatever may be the case, we know that Purna Manglik and Double Manglik are both the full-blown versions of Mangal dosha in anyone's Natal chart (Birth chart). Whereas the Anshik Manglik can be considered as less capable or only partially capable in effects.
