Mars / Mangal
Mars is a masculine, dry, and fiery planet. It is said to be the commander-in-chief of
the assembly of the nine planets. It is also personified as the god of war. Mars is a
warrior by nature-bile-dominated in temperament – and it rules over courage,
bravery, patience, self-confidence, leadership abilities, physical strength,
forcefulness, violence, animal nature, cattle, land as property, earth, fire, saffron,
musk, mercury (the metal), cuts, burns, bruises, anger, hatred, impulsive nature, and
insensitivity.
Mars makes its natives short-tempered, argumentative; lovers of weapons, guns, and
explosives; commanders; generals; soldiers; and policeman. It also gives them great
technical and mechanical abilities and makes them builders, designers, engineers,
and good surgeons.
Mars is fond of law and order – and arrangement. It gives energy ,determination,
great administrative ability, and independent spirit.
Mars gives its best effect from twenty-seven to twenty-eight and up to thirty-two years
of age. Its metal is copper; its day is Tuesday.
Sun, Moon, and Jupiter are its natural friends, Venus and Saturn are neutral in
friendships, and Mercury, Rahu, and Ketu are its enemies. It is powerful in Pisces
and Aquarius, Mrighshira, Dhanishtha, and Chitra and its nakshatras. Leo,
Sagittarius, and Pisces are friendly zodiacal signs and Gemini, Taurus, Libra, and
Virgo are enemy zodiacal signs.
If Mars is afflicted or weak, it causes troubles; it makes its natives cruel, violent,
aggressive, rough, and rude. It causes eczema, rashes, disorders of the blood and
bile, cuts, wounds, electric shocks, gunshots, knife wounds, burns, bruises, anger,
hatred, psychic disturbances, poverty, infections, smallpox, plague, tuberculosis,
thirst, piles, ulcers, fevers, poisoning, surgical operations, and diseases of the
stomach, liver, lungs, nose, and ears. Afflicted Mars gives lack of ambition and
motivation, and success in life becomes difficult