SIGNIFICANCE OF MANGAL

SIGNIFICANCE OF MANGAL
ACCORDING TO LAL KITAB (Red Book)


Similar to other books of astrology, Lal Kitab also gives a detailed description of the significance of mangal. According to this book, mangal (Mars) is an ungraceful and atrocious planet. Mangal has been described in two forms-gracious and brutal. The God of gracious mangal is Hanuman ji which has been acknowledged in all the astrological texts. The Gods of brutal mangal are ghosts. But in the Lal Kitab, Kartikeya is considered the head of this planet. He is the son of Lord Mahadev and brother of Lord Ganesha. That is why it has been suggested in the astrological texts to worship Hanuman and Kartikeya to maximize their grace. The grace or brutality of mangal is of high order as this is not a middle level planet. They are at their extremes. In Lal Kitab, mangal has been considered gracious in certain conditions. For instance, if both Sun and Mercury are together, mangal will be graceful. Besides, if Sun is in the 6th house, Saturn or Jupiter is in 3rd, 4th, 8th or 9th house, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu are together, Mercury and Ketu are in one house, two opposite planets are in one house, Chandra lagna is in the fourth or rajya bhav, in prakram, or Chandra shukra, Chandra mangal shukra or shukra and other friends of mangal (sun, moon or Jupiter) are helping mangal, then constellations are considered positive for that person.

Unholy mangal is known as Veerbhadra in Lal Kitab and is has been accepted that mangal is neither brutal nor benevolent. Its characteristics can be analysed only on the basis of horoscope. It has been said in Lal Kitab that when the friendly planets of mangal are not helping mangal then it becomes negative. If there is presence of Sun or Saturn in the horoscope, then mangal becomes negative. When mangal does not get help from his father Sun, then it becomes brutal. If sun is in the 5th or 9th house with Ketu or in the 6th or 12th house with Rahu or in the Surya lagna, mangal is in the 8th house or sun and Venus are in the 7th house or sun and mercury are not helping mangal, then mangal becomes ungraceful.

As is well known, if mangal is in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house, then we have “mangal dosh”. It has also been said in Lal Kitab that mangal in these houses are not good. In astrology, mangal in second house is also considered to be good. But mangal in the second house could be inactive and powerless. Mangal dosh signals the negativity of mangal. The places where mangal dosh formation takes place have special importance in kundali. For instance, from the first house of mangal, health, body etc are analysed. If mangal has the negative influence in the first house then that person will suffer from the health problems. He will also be rigid and aggressive. From the 4th house, comforts, happiness, wealth, house, vehicle and consumer items are analysed. From the 7th house, life of spouse and pleasure is analysed. If mangal has bad influence on the 7th house then this will create troubles in the married life of that person. From the eighth house, life and age of a person is analyzed. If there is a mangal dosh here, then a person can face several problems. There is a fear of death also here. From the 12th house, losses, expenditure, punishment, insult etc are analysed. If mangal is present in this house, there will be unnecessary expenditure and the person will lose sleep due to this.

The presence of mangal in various houses has different results. However, this is universally accepted that conjugal life is related to the above description of mangal. In the married life, body, mind and pleasure have special importance. Mangal dosh affects the conjugal life but the confluence of Saturn, Rahu, Ketu and Sun with Mangal has diminishing effects. This has also been accepted in the Lal Kitab that mangal has its worst impact if it is located in the seventh and eighth houses but in the vyaya house it has very limited impact. Fundamentally, mangal dosh creates an obstacle in cordial family relationship because agni elements are dominant which is not affected by other ordinary planets. As a result, person turns aggressive, rigid, passionate and short tempered. This affects the family life of that person.

In Lal Kitab, certain methods have been described through which a person, rich or poor, can overcome the evil impacts of mangal without much efforts. There are various methods suggested in this book but some of the general methods are applicable for all mangal doshas. This must be followed. For instance, the metal of mangal is copper and moonga jewelry. Honey and sweets are favorite of mangal. Through pacifying it and worshipping, lagna can be made powerful. Fast on Tuesday, worshipping Hanuman ji, donation of honey, vermillion, lintel, sleeping on animal skin, using pure silver, assisting brother etc are some of the methods through which mangal dosh can be overcome. Worshipping Hanuman ji is the best method of controlling the evil impact of mangal. There is also a provision of worshipping Kartikeya and earth. One can also worship mangaldeva or his niece Yamuna. Worshipping of Sun God is also helpful. These methods of Lal Kitab prove to be very effective. By following these methods even an ordinary person can thwart the evil impacts of mangal without any side effects.

If mangal lagna is unholy or there is a mangal dosh, a person should not accept gifts and should not take anything without paying the cost. Objects made of elephant teeth should be kept in house.

If mangal in the fourth house is bad then that person should not start business of honey and sugar. Serve monkeys, animals and mother. Give sugar and gram to monkeys. This is also the remedy for evil mangal in the eighth house. Get the blessings of widows and distribute salt on son’s birthday.

If mangal is negative in the seventh house, then the person should distribute sweets to sister, in-laws, daughter and aunts. Do not be a false witness in the court of law. Wife should wear red colour silver bangle. If mangal is evil in the vyaya house, then the person should take honey empty stomach in the morning, donate in the temples and serve food to other people.

Hence, Lal Kitab prescribes methods for overcoming mangal doshas. There are different prescriptions based on lagna which is not possible to be deliberated upon here. But the easiest method has been described in this book. Therefore, this book has special importance in astrology. In these methods, importance has been given to human relationships. It has been suggested that by serving mother, aunt, sister, uncle and other relatives, the impact of mangal dosh can be minimized. The favourite God of mangal is Hanuman who was devoted to Lord Rama. Hanuman ji is especially generous to celibates. But since it is necessary to have family, the meeting of husband and wife becomes necessary. In this case, commitment towards each other becomes essential. Apart from taking simple food, non-vegetarian foods have also been permitted.

To sum up, by following the methods prescribed in Lal Kitab, one can overcome the evil impacts of mangal dosh and can make one’s family and conjugal life happy and prosperous.