🪷 मङ्गल · Maṅgala (Mars)

Graha · Tejas (Fire) · Tamas · Male · South-direction · Vimśottarī 7 yrs

senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ
"Among generals I am Skanda (Kārttikeya)."
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.24

Krishna-aspect

Krishna IS the courage of the courageous · the warrior-spark (Skanda · BG 10.24). Mars in any chart IS Krishna's parākrama-tejas. Mars-strength = vīrya, decisive-action capacity.

Today's transit (2026-05-14)

Rāśi (sign)Mīna
NakshatraRevatī · pāda 2
Sidereal longitude350.0338°
MotionDirect (mārgī)

Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Classical attributes (per BPHS)

Alternate names
Kuja · Aṅgāraka · Bhauma · Lohitāṅga
Ruling rāśi(s)
Aries (Meṣa) · Scorpio (Vṛścika)
Exalted
Capricorn (Makara) (28°)
Debilitated
Cancer (Karka)
Mūla-Trikoṇa
Aries (Meṣa) · 0°-12°
Friends
Sun · Moon · Jupiter
Enemies
Mercury
Neutrals
Venus · Saturn
Special aspects
7th + houses 4 & 8 (Parāśara dṛṣṭi)

Significations (kāratva)

Mantra

oṁ kraṁ krīṁ krauṁ saḥ bhaumāya namaḥ · oṁ aṅgārakāya namaḥ

Remedy summary (śānti-upāya)

Hanumān Cālīsā · red-coral (mūṅgā) · Tuesdays · serving Hanumān-jī · Mahā-Mṛtyuñjaya for Maṅgala-doṣa

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on graha attributes · the source of Mars's significations · dignities · aspects
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · Anonymous (~500 CE) — Computational treatise on planetary motion · the engine behind every position-calculation
  3. Bhagavad-Gītā BG 10.24 — Krishna's explicit identification with this graha-aspect
Categories: Vedic Astronomy · Grahas (Planets) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Tejas (Fire) Element · Tamas Guṇa · BPHS Classical Reference