Kundli Doshas and Remedies in Astrology

Every person comes on earth with a certain destiny contained in his/her birth horoscope or Janama Kundli. The Janama Kundli is nothing but a picture of the placements of various planets and Zodiac Signs in the twelve houses of the Kundli. This picture is dependent on the Day and Date, Time, and Place of the birth of the person (called as the native). Broadly, this picture describes the qualities and weaknesses of the person, probable occurrences and statuses in various spheres of his/her present life, certain favorable and beneficial kundli yogas (advantages), and specific unfavorable and troublesome kundli doshas (afflictions), and a rich stock of information related with many other things and activities of the past and present lives. Here, informed in brief are only some of the most well-known and common kundli doshas and remedies in astrology, to make lives of people worldwide better and optimally successful and prosperous.

Mangal (Manglik) Dosha and Remedies

What is Mangal ( Manglik ) Dosha ?

The mangal (manglik) dosha is one of the very serious astrological afflictions, responsible for creating problems in the marriage and also in the married life of the native. This dosha occurs in the birth horoscope of a person, when the planet Mars is located in any of the houses of the first, fourth, seventh, eighth, or twelfth. Also known as kuja dosha, this mangal dosha is very common and is found in the birth charts of around 50% of people. A person subject to this dosha is termed as being a Manglik.

How to Remove Manglik (Mangal) Dosh ?

To Remove Manglik (Mangal) Dosh, the most popular remedies are the following:

1. Wearing Red Coral;
2. Keeping fast on Tuesdays;
3. Kumbh Vivah;
4. Chanting or recital of Mangal Mantra,
5. Hanuman Chalisa, especially on Tuesdays;
6. Donating sweets or red things on Tuesdays;
7. Marrying after the age of 28, preferably to a Manglik.

Dampatya Badha Dosha and Remedies

What is Dampatya Badha Dosha ?

The dampatya badha doshas are all those afflictions present in the birth chart of a person, which are detrimental or obstructive to the timely and happy marriage or the stable and harmonious married life of the native. These doshas are mainly created by ill placements or bad influences of anyone or more malefic planets, and/or weak or debilitated benefic planets in the birth horoscope of the native. Statuses of all relevant houses of the birth chart and their lords, are also responsible for these doshas.

How to Remove Dampatya Badha Dosha

The most popular and effective dampatya badha dosha remedies are the following :

1. Remedial/beneficial gemstones;
2. Astrology yantras/tantras;
3. Pacification/elimination of the doshas; and
4. Curative/favorable donations and worships of certain things and deities.

Kaal Sarpa Dosha and Remedies

What is Kaal Sarpa Dosha ?

The kaal sarpa doshas are regarded as being very disturbing and destructive doshas in Vedic Astrology. There are a total of 12 kaal sarpa doshas possible, which are named after different snakes. Any of these doshas occurs when all the seven planets get located or hemmed between Rahu (Serpent's Head) and Ketu (Serpent's Tail), in the birth horoscope of a person. Different kaal sarpa doshas give rise to different obstructions and misfortunes in the life of the native.

How to Remove Kaal Sarpa Dosha ?

To Remove Kaal Sarpa Dosha, the most effective remedies are the following :

1. Rings in snake forms;
2. Curative gemstones;
3. Chanting or recital of Lord Shiva Mantra,
4. Hanuman Chalisa, or Mahamrityunjaya Mantra;
5. Yantras/Tantras; and
6. Curative/remedial worships or Hawans

Shani Dosha and Remedies

What is Shani Dosha ?

The shani doshas occur in the birth chart of a person, when the planet Saturn (Shani) is weak, ill-positioned, or retrograded. One most prominent of these doshas is the Shani Sade Sati. These shani doshas affect the native both internally and externally, creating a variety of problems and disturbances. The sade sati of Saturn is known to be a seven-and-a-half-year of troublesome transit of this planet from the 12th house and first house, to the second house from the natal Moon in the birth horoscope of the native.

How to Remove Shani Dosha ?

The most curative and beneficial remedies to remove Shani Dosha are the following :

1. Making donations and charities on Saturdays;
2. Wearing Blue Sapphire or Amethyst, or Horse Shoe Ring;
3. Shani Mantra, Hanuman Chalisa, Mrityunjaya Mantra, and Navagraha Mantra;
4. Helping poor and needy people;
5. Donating things like black sesame seeds, Urad Dal, mustard oil, black clothes, articles made of iron or clay, etc., especially on Saturdays.

Shrapit Doshas/ Shrapit Yoga and Remedies

What is Shrapit Dosha ?

The shrapit dosha occurs when both Saturn and Rahu are located in any single house of the birth chart of a person. Also, some astrologers believe that Saturn's aspects on Rahu can also cause this dosha. The word "shrapit" means a person who has been cursed. The main and primary causes of these shani rahu shrapit doshas are wrong deeds and delinquencies of the native in past lives. It is said that the shrapit dosha is potent and influential enough to alleviate or nullify the good deeds as well as the favorable combinations of planets presented in the present life or birth chart.

How to Remove Shrapit Dosha ?

Some of the most beneficial shrapit dosha remedies are the following :

1. Corrective/favorable gemstones;
2. Offering balls of cooked rice mixed with ghee to cows;
3. Helping and servicing parents, aged and disabled people, and the poor and needy people selflessly;
4. Worshipping Sri Ram and Hanuman;
5. Giving financial support to marriage of poor girls; and practicing patience, tolerance, and generosity.

Pitra Dosha and Remedies

What is Pitra Dosha ?

The pitra dosha is represented by the collective location of the Sun/Moon, and Rahu and Saturn in any house of the birth horoscope of a person. Such a dosha gives rise to a variety of personal, familial, and social problems from time to time in life of the native. The usual causes of the pitra doshas or paitrik doshas are bad deeds by ancestors, unsatisfied or restive souls of the ancestors/parents, or delinquencies committed by the native in past lives towards his/her parents.

How to Remove Pitra Dosha ?

Some of the most beneficial remedies to remove Pitra Dosha are the following :

1. Feeding cows with balls made of cooked rice and ghee, especially on Saturdays;
2. Offering sincere and selfless services to parents, aged people, and the poor;
3. Worshipping Sri Ram;
4. Supporting happy marriage of a poor or Brahmin girl with finance and other means.

Chandra Dosha and Remedies

What is Chandra Dosha ?

If the Moon is ill-placed or is weak or debilitated, then, there are present some chandra dosha in the birth horoscope of the concerned person. Such a person is likely to get troubled by problems like financial difficulties or crisis, relationship problems with kith and kin, emotional disturbances, shortage of mental peace, etc., from time to time.

How to Remove Chandra Dosha ?

Useful remedies to remove Chandra Dosha are the following :

1. Worshipping Goddesses Durga and Kali on Mondays;
2. Donating things like rice, silver, camphor, white clothes, white sandal, curd, pearls, etc., especially on Mondays to please the Moon;
3. Chanting and recital of the Chandra Graha Mantra;
4. Keeping fast on Mondays; and
5. Caring for and giving due space and respect to the females in general.

Kemadruma Dosha and Remedies

What is Kemadruma Dosha ?

According to Varahmihir, this kemadruma dosha or kemdrum dosha occurs in the birth chart of a person, when there are no planets on both sides of the Moon. In other words, this kemadruma dosha is formed when the second and twelfth house from the Moon are vacant in the janam kundli of a person. Also, as per some astrologers, this dosha also occurs when the Moon is not aspected by any auspicious planet or is not in conjunction/association with an auspicious planet. The effects of Rahu and Ketu are generally not taken into account when deciding the presence of this dosha.

How to Remove Kemadruma Dosha ?

Some of the effective measures/remedies for decreasing or eliminating the bad effects of kemdrum dosha are the following:

1. Worshipping Lord Shiva and Goddesses Parvati and Lakshami;
2. Keeping a fast on Mondays, especially on Purnimas; and
3. Wearing a Sri Yantra made of silver with a pearl in it.

Business Badha Dosh and Remedies

All those astrological imperfections or afflictions possible in the birth chart of a person, which are considered unfavorable for success and growth of his/her business or profession, are termed as business badha doshas. In general, the most favorable and supportive planets for progress and prosperity in occupation are Jupiter, Mercury, Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars, and beneficial Rahu and Ketu. For highly desirable and profitable results, these favorable planets should preferably be located in the houses of 10th, 5th, 11th, 6th, 9th, and 2nd. Surefire astrological measures are available in forms of gemstones, astrology yantras, and curative/favorable donations and worships.

Gandmool Dosh and Remedies

If a person finds birth under any of the six Gandmool Nakshatras (Constellations), then he/she is said to have a gandmool dosha. In other words, a gandmool dosha is caused by the placement of the Moon in any of the six gandmool nakshatras at the very time of birth of the concerned person. These six gandmool nakshatras are Ashwini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyeshtha, Moola, and Revati, which are mainly ruled by planets Mercury and Ketu. In general, a person having a gandmool nakshatra dosha is likely to suffer from or create many problems to his/her parents or relatives in life from time to time. The ill-effects of such a dosha are reduceable or removable through Gandmool Nakshatra Shanti Pooja, pleasing and placating the lord of the birth nakshtra, etc.