Vedic astrology glossary
Doshas
Afflictions weighed in a reading.
Manglik DoshaKuja Dosha, Mangal DoshaManglik dosha occurs when Mars sits in certain houses of a birth chart (commonly the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th from the Lagna, Moon or Venus) and is considered in marriage matching.Kaal Sarpa DoshaKaal Sarpa dosha forms when all seven main planets are hemmed between Rahu and Ketu on one side of the chart. It is said to bring struggles and delays that ease over time.Pitra DoshaPitra dosha is an affliction linked to ancestors (pitru), often read from the Sun, the 9th house or Rahu–Sun combinations, and associated with unresolved ancestral karma.