Mangal dosh / Dreaded concept of Manglik

The most dreaded concept of Mangal Dosha/Manglik means early death of spouse or inharmonious relationship with the spouse in the early years of marriage. A native is treated as Manglik when Mars is placed in the first, second, fourth, seventh, eighth and twelfth houses from the natal ascendant or natal Moon. Some modern savants even include these positions from Venus. This way more that 80% of the human beings will be graded as Manglik. This concept is also far from the truth.

The said position of Mars in a chart does not make a native Manglik in case Mars is a functional benefic for the natal chart. For the natal charts where Mars becomes a functional malefic i.e. Virgo, Scorpio and Taurus ascendant charts, it can generate the results of the so-called Manglik yoga if the association of Mars is close/exact to the most effective point of the house and the lord of the house where Mars is posited, is weak. There is no exception to this combination. However, the close trine aspect of a functional benefic Jupiter and the third aspect of a functional benefic Saturn are capable of warding off the evil results generated by Mars to a large extent. The functional malefic planets as per the Systems' Approach act identical to Mars in case these malefic planets form close conjunction/aspect with the houses/planets signifying marital happiness. Therefore, for understanding the true impact of Mars in a natal chart we have to clearly understand the functional nature of planets.