Mars (Mangal) represents your energy, courage, drive and capacity for action. Its core keywords are ambition, assertiveness, discipline and physical strength. As a karaka, it signifies siblings, land and property, competition and courage. In the body, it governs muscles, blood, marrow and the reproductive energy.
Mars rules Aries and Scorpio. It reaches its peak strength (exaltation) in Capricorn and its weakest point (debilitation) in Cancer.
You act with courage and decisiveness, defend what is yours and excel in competition, sports, engineering or the forces.
Haste, anger, conflict or accidents can set you back; channelling energy through discipline is essential.
Om Kraam Kreem Kraum Sah Bhaumaya Namah (and the Hanuman Chalisa)
Tuesday
Lord Hanuman / Kartikeya
red lentils (masoor), jaggery and copper
Red Coral (Moonga)
recite the Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays and channel energy through exercise
Note: gemstones should only be worn after a proper chart analysis by a qualified astrologer.
Mars (Mangal) signifies your energy, courage, drive and capacity for action. It is the karaka (significator) of siblings, land and property, competition and courage.
Mars rules Aries and Scorpio. It is exalted in Capricorn and debilitated in Cancer.
When Mars is strong, you act with courage and decisiveness, defend what is yours and excel in competition, sports, engineering or the forces.
Remedies include the mantra "Om Kraam Kreem Kraum Sah Bhaumaya Namah (and the Hanuman Chalisa)", worship of Lord Hanuman / Kartikeya on Tuesday, donating red lentils (masoor), jaggery and copper, and wearing Red Coral (Moonga) after consulting an astrologer.
Find out which house and sign Mars occupies in your birth chart, its dignity, and the dashas it governs.
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